There are 15 primary schools in Lancaster, teaching 3,412 children. 10 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools. Among them are 1 special and 1 independent schools.
80% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
60.5% of pupils in Lancaster met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 80%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
25.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,697 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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