Lancaster Road Primary School
Lancaster Road, Morecambe, LA4 5TH
478 pupils · 80% of 600 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 45.6%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 23 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 | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“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 — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 46 | 43 | 110 | 46 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 52 | 50 | 118 | 52 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 62 | 61 | 153 | 62 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 67 | 62 | 148 | 67 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 85 | 72 | 171 | 85 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 76 | 74 | 156 | 76 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 83 | 73 | 176 | 82 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 79 | 67 | 158 | 74 |
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
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe 0.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Great Wood Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Morecambe Bay Community Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School 1.2 km · Requires improvement (2024) · 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.