Lancaster Ryelands Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster Ryelands Primary School is a primary school in Lancaster, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school).
Key facts
- Address
- Torrisholme Road, Lancaster, LA1 2RJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 362 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this highly inclusive school.”
- “Their unique needs are precisely understood and consistently well met.”
- “Pupils, and children in the early years, build trusting relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “While some pupils do not attend as regularly as they should, absence rates are reducing.”
- “However, in some subjects beyond English and mathematics, some pupils’ depth of understanding does not develop securely.”
- “This hinders these pupils from remembering the important details of what they have been taught.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 40 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 40 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 0.6 mi Requires improvement
- Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Willow Lane Community Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- Castle View Primary Academy 1.1 mi Not judged
- The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 1.2 mi Standards maintained