Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Lancaster, Lancashire
Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School is a primary school in Lancaster, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 13 May 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Wray, Lancaster, LA2 8QE
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Christian
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 62 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their learning at Wray with Botton, where the school’s mission is for all pupils to ‘feel valued, challenged and encouraged’.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and positive.”
- “Pupils feel safe and are well cared for.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ writing knowledge is not as strong as their reading skills.”
- “This is because the school’s approach to teaching early writing is not as effective as it could be.”
- “Sometimes, resources and activities for children in the early years and pupils in key stage 1 to practise writing are not well matched to their needs.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 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) | 50% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 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.
- Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Requires improvement
- Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good
- Arkholme Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Good
- Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.4 mi School remains Good
- Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Caton Primary School 4.9 mi Standards maintained
- Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School 5.2 mi Good
- Nether Kellet Community Primary School 6.2 mi Not judged