Willow Lane Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Lancaster, Lancashire
Willow Lane Community Primary School is a primary school in Lancaster, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 23 April 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Willow Lane, Lancaster, LA1 5PR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this school.”
- “They have warm relationships with staff and with each other.”
- “Pupils typically behave well and are respectful towards others.”
To improve
- “However, there is variability in how well pupils build on their learning across key stage 1 and key stage 2.”
- “Some pupils have significant gaps in their knowledge that have not been addressed.”
- “This hinders these pupils from achieving as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 2025 (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) | 46% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Lancaster Ryelands Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 0.9 mi Standards maintained
- Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 1.0 mi Requires improvement
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Castle View Primary Academy 1.2 mi Not judged
- Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Good