Lancaster Ryelands Primary School
Torrisholme Road, Lancaster, LA1 2RJ
362 pupils · 94% of 384 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 58%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 14 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 44 | 40 | 75 | 44 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 40 | 38 | 86 | 40 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 48 | 48 | 88 | 48 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 42 | 36 | 79 | 41 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 34 | 30 | 63 | 34 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 54 | 53 | 89 | 54 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 55 | 104 | 58 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 40 | 36 | 74 | 36 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 0.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Willow Lane Community Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.