Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School
Shady Lane, Lancaster, LA2 6JL
201 pupils · 84% of 239 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 7 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 | 74% |
| 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 — 0.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 25 | 93 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 35 | 95 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 21 | 81 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 34 | 87 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 40 | 93 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 32 | 85 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 39 | 108 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 32 | 100 | 30 |
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 2.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School 2.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Great Wood Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School 2.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lancaster Ryelands Primary School 2.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 2.9 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.