OFSTED
5 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
144
144 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
77
53.5% of pupils
Male pupils
67
46.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
31.5 pts
above England
School
56.3%
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
69.4%
100
Any other White background
7.6%
11
African
6.9%
10
Indian
4.9%
7
Gypsy / Roma
3.5%
5
Any other ethnic group
2.8%
4
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
19.4%
28 of
144 pupils
1.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
33.0%
27.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Reading
23.8 pts below England
School
50.0%
Lancaster
70.5%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
54.0%
Writing
16.3 pts below England
School
54.0%
Lancaster
65.4%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Maths
9.0 pts below England
School
63.0%
Lancaster
68.0%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.64%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.42 pts
higher than
England
School
8.64%
Lancaster
6.05%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.37%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.55 pts
higher than
England
School
29.37%
Lancaster
15.24%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.80%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.99 pts
higher than
England
School
2.80%
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
68.6%
19.6 pts
below England
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
68.6%
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.