The Lancaster School

The Lancaster School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good educational institution since its last inspection in 2016. The school is notably inclusive, fostering a supportive environment where pupils feel safe and are engaged in their learning. The staff have high expectations for all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and they are responsive to the needs of the community they serve. Parents express positive views about the school, highlighting its commitment to not just academic success but also to the personal development of students. While the curriculum is generally well-structured, there are a few areas needing improvement, particularly in the clarity of content across some subjects. Attendance has also been an area of concern, with certain pupils facing challenges that lead to higher absence rates. Despite these issues, the school's strengths in personal development, staff support, and safeguarding practices contribute to a positive learning environment that prepares students well for their future.

Strengths

• Welcoming and inclusive environment
• High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers
• Effective phonics and early reading teaching
• Variety of extracurricular activities available
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Robust personal development curriculum
• Effective safeguarding measures in place

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum areas lack clarity in knowledge and skills to be taught
• High absence rates for a small number of pupils

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Lancaster School attended 91.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at The Lancaster School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Lancaster School had 15.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.2% of pupils at The Lancaster School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 The Lancaster School received £9,735 and spent £9,864 for each of its 92 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £87,000 (£941 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is The Lancaster School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Lancaster School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was The Lancaster School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Lancaster School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does The Lancaster School have?

The Lancaster School has 99 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Lancaster School cover?

The Lancaster School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is The Lancaster School?

The Lancaster School is at 82 Jasmin Road, Birchwood, The Lancaster School, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0QQ.