Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address High Street
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 1LD
Phone 0152464520
Reference Number 119130

Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School has demonstrated strong overall performance, reflected in its consistent 'Good' ratings across all inspected areas, including the quality of education, behavior and attitudes, and leadership. The school has effectively fostered a supportive atmosphere where pupils feel welcomed and are encouraged to thrive academically and personally. Notably, the leadership team has navigated significant challenges successfully, making a clear commitment to the improvement of school life.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 387
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.61%
Girls: 50.39%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 38.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 31 29 60
2 26 19 45
3 30 30 60
4 29 29 58
5 27 33 60
6 31 27 58

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Unclassified 49.1%
White, British 26.6%
Asian, Other 5.2%
White, Other 4.4%
Indian 4.1%
Mixed, Other 2.3%
White & Black (African) 1.6%
African 1.6%
White & Asian 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Pakistani 0.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 21 Jun 2022
Date Report
21 Jun 2022 School inspection:
09 Mar 2017 Short inspection
25 Jun 2013 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
13 May 2008 Full inspection:
31 Jan 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are well cared for and happy at school.
  • The curriculum is broad, balanced, and ambitious for all pupils.
  • Staff have strong subject knowledge and deliver the curriculum effectively.
  • There is a strong culture of safeguarding in place.
  • Leaders and staff prioritize the well-being of pupils.
  • Pupils develop a love of reading and receive effective support.
  • The school promotes development opportunities such as school council and eco club.

Areas for Improvement

  • In a small number of subjects, key knowledge has not been clearly defined.
  • Teachers do not always use assessment effectively in some subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 65%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.9
Writing 0.4
Maths 1.3

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 36 0
Third Preference 23 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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