OFSTED
3 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Urgent improvement
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Urgent improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
28 June 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
27 September 2023
8 January 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
25 February 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
12
12 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
6
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
6
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.5 pts
below England
School
8.3%
Lancaster
25.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.6 pts
below England
School
16.7%
Lancaster
10.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Lancaster
0.0%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
58.3%
7
Any other White background
16.7%
2
Unclassified
16.7%
2
Irish
8.3%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
8.3%
1 of
12 pupils
12.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.3 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.48%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.74 pts
lower than
England
School
3.48%
Lancaster
6.05%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.82 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Lancaster
15.24%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Lancaster
1.38%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
28.6%
59.6 pts
below England
Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary School
28.6%
Lancaster
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.