Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Lancaster, Lancashire
Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Lancaster, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 27 February 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Lowgill, Lancaster, LA2 8RA
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 28 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 27 February 2024
Strengths
- “Tatham Fells Primary School is a happy place in which to come and learn.”
- “Pupils are proud of the way in which everyone is made to feel welcome.”
- “They build strong friendships with others across the school.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes teachers’ expectations of pupils’ writing in some subjects are not as high as in others.”
- “Where this is the case, pupils do not have enough opportunity to practise and strengthen key writing skills.”
- “At times, this means that pupils’ written work does not show all they know and can do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School 3.4 mi Standards maintained
- Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 4.9 mi Requires improvement
- Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School 5.0 mi School remains Good
- Arkholme Church of England Primary School 6.2 mi Good
- Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School 6.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary School 7.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Caton Primary School 7.5 mi Standards maintained
- Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School 8.6 mi Good