Austwick Church of England VA Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Lancaster, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Austwick Church of England VA Primary School is a primary school in Lancaster, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Austwick Church of England VA Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 6 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 211 of the 285 other North Yorkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 3 first-choice applications for 3 offers; the school had 53 pupils on roll in January 2026 and publishes 10 places for Reception 2027.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 53 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in the family atmosphere of this small, friendly school.”
- “They learn and play happily together.”
- “Relationships are warm and caring.”
To improve
- “The school has not had time to use the information from these checks to identify any gaps in pupils’ knowledge and adapt the curriculum accordingly.”
- “However, pupils who have secured the basics of reading do not always read books that are suitably matched to their individual needs.”
- “This means they do not quickly develop fluency and understanding of what they are reading.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 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) | 67% | 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: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Giggleswick Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Ingleton Primary School 5.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bentham Community Primary School 6.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School 7.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hellifield Community Primary School 9.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School 9.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kettlewell Primary School 12.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published