North West
Primary schools in Lancashire
481 primary schools in Lancashire.
Ofsted among primary schools in Lancashire
Good243
Outstanding18
Requires improvement11
Inadequate5
No overall grade204
277 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 204 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 277
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 201
- Average days since inspection
- 866
- Framework mix
- 277 historic, 201 current, 3 none
Primary schools in Lancashire
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
Schools 301–450 of 481
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Poulton-le-Fylde | Report card 2026 | 53% | |
| Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | Good 2023 | 53% | |
| Cottam Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | No overall grade | 53% | |
| St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Burnley | Good 2024 | 53% | |
| Farington Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Leyland | Good 2024 | 53% | |
| Lancaster Ryelands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Lancaster | Report card 2026 | 52% | |
| Willow Lane Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Lancaster | No overall grade | 52% | |
| Haslingden Primary SchoolFoundation school | Rossendale | Good 2024 | 52% | |
| Coppull Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Chorley | Good 2022 | 52% | |
| Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ormskirk | Good 2023 | 52% | |
| Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | 52% | |
| Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Accrington | Report card 2026 | 52% | |
| Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Accrington | Report card 2026 | 52% | |
| Chorley St James' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chorley | Outstanding 2023 | 52% | |
| Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Morecambe | Good 2023 | 52% | |
| Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Accrington | Good 2022 | 51% | |
| Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary SchoolCommunity school | Morecambe | Requires improvement 2024 | 51% | |
| Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Padiham, Burnley | Requires improvement 2024 | 51% | |
| Harris Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Report card 2026 | 50% | |
| Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Good 2024 | 50% | |
| Sharneyford Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bacup | Good 2022 | 50% | |
| Heasandford Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | Good 2024 | 50% | |
| Ormskirk Asmall Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ormskirk | Good 2023 | 50% | |
| Caton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Lancaster | No overall grade | 50% | |
| Coates Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | BARNOLDSWICK | No overall grade | 50% | |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Rochdale | No overall grade | 50% | |
| Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ormskirk | No overall grade | 50% | |
| St John's CofE Primary School, ClivigerVoluntary aided school | Burnley | Good 2023 | 50% | |
| Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chorley | Report card 2026 | 50% | |
| Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Clitheroe | Good 2022 | 50% | |
| Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Carnforth | Good 2024 | 50% | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, ScarisbrickVoluntary aided school | Ormskirk | Report card 2026 | 50% | |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School ChorleyVoluntary aided school | Chorley | Good 2022 | 50% | |
| Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Preston | Good 2023 | 50% | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great EcclestonAcademy converter | Preston | No overall grade | 50% | |
| Fulwood and Cadley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Report card 2026 | 49% | |
| Worsthorne Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | Good 2023 | 48% | |
| Northern Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bacup | Good 2024 | 48% | |
| Frenchwood Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Report card 2026 | 48% | |
| Barden Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | Good 2024 | 48% | |
| Clifton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Lytham St Annes | Good 2024 | 48% | |
| Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-SchoolCommunity school | Leyland | Good 2023 | 48% | |
| Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary SchoolCommunity school | Thornton-Cleveleys | Good 2024 | 48% | |
| Padiham Green Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Padiham | Report card 2026 | 48% | |
| Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Poulton-le-Fylde | Good 2023 | 48% | |
| Rosewood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | No overall grade | 48% | |
| West End Primary SchoolCommunity school | Morecambe | Good 2022 | 47% | |
| Kirkham and Wesham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Good 2023 | 47% | |
| Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Colne | Good 2022 | 47% | |
| Ashton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Report card 2026 | 47% | |
| Reedley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | Good 2023 | 47% | |
| Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Preston | Good 2023 | 47% | |
| Richard Durning's Endowed Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ormskirk | Good 2024 | 47% | |
| Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Accrington | Report card 2026 | 47% | |
| Cuerden Church School, Bamber BridgeVoluntary aided school | Preston | Good 2023 | 47% | |
| Northbrook Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Leyland | Requires improvement 2024 | 46% | |
| Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Nelson | Good 2023 | 45% | |
| Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Burnley | Good 2022 | 45% | |
| Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Lancaster | Requires improvement 2024 | 45% | |
| Hoole St Michael CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | Report card 2026 | 45% | |
| Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Nelson | Good 2024 | 45% | |
| Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Rossendale | No overall grade | 44% | |
| St James' Church of England Primary School, ClitheroeVoluntary aided school | CLITHEROE | No overall grade | 44% | |
| Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chorley | Good 2023 | 44% | |
| Thornton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Thornton-Cleveleys | Good 2023 | 43% | |
| Moor Nook Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Good 2022 | 43% | |
| Kingsfold Primary SchoolCommunity school | PRESTON | Good 2022 | 43% | |
| Accrington Woodnook Primary SchoolCommunity school | Accrington | No overall grade | 43% | |
| Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery UnitVoluntary aided school | Chorley | Good 2023 | 43% | |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | Requires improvement 2024 | 43% | |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, SabdenVoluntary aided school | Clitheroe | Good 2022 | 43% | |
| St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, AccringtonVoluntary aided school | Accrington | No overall grade | 43% | |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Skelmersdale | No overall grade | 43% | |
| Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Preston | Good 2024 | 42% | |
| Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Preston | No overall grade | 42% | |
| Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, PreesallVoluntary controlled school | Poulton-Le-Fylde | Report card 2026 | 42% | |
| Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Burnley | Report card 2026 | 42% | |
| St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Nelson | Report card 2026 | 42% | |
| St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Burnley | No overall grade | 42% | |
| Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Fleetwood | Good 2023 | 41% | |
| Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Accrington | Good 2023 | 41% | |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, PrestonVoluntary aided school | Preston | Good 2023 | 41% | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, MorecambeVoluntary aided school | Morecambe | Requires improvement 2024 | 41% | |
| Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary SchoolCommunity school | Fleetwood | Good 2024 | 41% | |
| St John With St Michael Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2023 | 41% | |
| Lea Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | No overall grade | 40% | |
| Great Harwood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | 40% | |
| West Street Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Colne | No overall grade | 40% | |
| Tarleton Mere Brow Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | Good 2024 | 40% | |
| Castercliff Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Nelson | Good 2023 | 40% | |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School, LancasterAcademy sponsor led | Lancaster | Requires improvement 2024 | 40% | |
| Preston Greenlands Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | No overall grade | 39% | |
| St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | No overall grade | 39% | |
| Barrowford SchoolCommunity school | Nelson | Report card 2026 | 38% | |
| Brookfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Good 2022 | 38% | |
| Clayton Brook Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Good 2022 | 38% | |
| Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | PRESTON | Report card 2026 | 38% | |
| St Stephen's CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | PRESTON | Good 2023 | 38% | |
| Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Burnley | Good 2023 | 38% | |
| Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Carnforth | Good 2024 | 38% | |
| Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Burnley | No overall grade | 38% | |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Preston | No overall grade | 38% | |
| The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, PrestonAcademy converter | Preston | Report card 2026 | 38% | |
| Seven Stars Primary SchoolCommunity school | Leyland | Good 2022 | 37% | |
| Cherry Fold Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | No overall grade | 37% | |
| Woodland Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Skelmersdale | Requires improvement 2024 | 37% | |
| The Roebuck SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Report card 2026 | 36% | |
| Higher Walton Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Preston | Report card 2026 | 36% | |
| Green Haworth Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Accrington | Report card 2026 | 36% | |
| Little Digmoor Primary SchoolCommunity school | Skelmersdale | No overall grade | 35% | |
| Burnley Brunshaw Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | Good 2022 | 34% | |
| Whittlefield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | Good 2022 | 34% | |
| Fishwick Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | No overall grade | 33% | |
| Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | 33% | |
| Arkholme Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Carnforth | Good 2024 | 33% | |
| Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Morecambe | Report card 2026 | 33% | |
| Burnley Springfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | No overall grade | 33% | |
| Buckshaw Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chorley | No overall grade | 32% | |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bacup | Report card 2026 | 32% | |
| St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Burnley | Good 2023 | 32% | |
| Lancaster Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Morecambe | Report card 2026 | 31% | |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Leyland | Good 2022 | 30% | |
| Banks Methodist SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Southport | Report card 2026 | 29% | |
| St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | Fleetwood | No overall grade | 29% | |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, ChurchVoluntary aided school | Accrington | No overall grade | 27% | |
| Morecambe Bay Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Morecambe | Report card 2026 | 26% | |
| Duke Street Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chorley | Good 2022 | 25% | |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, BacupVoluntary aided school | Bacup | Report card 2026 | 25% | |
| Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Accrington | Requires improvement 2023 | 24% | |
| Charles Saer Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Fleetwood | Report card 2026 | 24% | |
| Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rossendale | No overall grade | 23% | |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, PrestonAcademy converter | Preston | Report card 2025 | 23% | |
| Burnley Lowerhouse Junior SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | Requires improvement 2023 | 22% | |
| Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Carnforth | Report card 2026 | 20% | |
| Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ormskirk | Report card 2026 | 14% | |
| Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | No overall grade | 14% | |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Skelmersdale | Good 2024 | 14% | |
| Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Blackburn | Report card 2026 | 14% | |
| St John's Stonefold CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Accrington | Good 2022 | 7% | |
| Whitefield Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Nelson | No overall grade | — | |
| Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | No overall grade | — | |
| Ribbleton Avenue Infant SchoolCommunity school | Preston | No overall grade | — | |
| Rosegrove Infant SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | Good 2024 | — | |
| Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Preston | Good 2023 | — | |
| Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Lancaster | Good 2024 | — | |
| Burscough Bridge Methodist SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ormskirk | Report card 2026 | — | |
| Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ormskirk | No overall grade | — | |
| Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Good 2023 | — | |
| Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Skelmersdale | Good 2023 | — | |
| Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | Report card 2026 | — |