The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

Ofsted

–Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)

This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.

Inspected 12 March 2025, published 28 April 2025. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

• ●Bowerham Primary & Nursery School 0.7 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
• ▲Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
• ▲Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
• –Castle View Primary Academy 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
• –Willow Lane Community Primary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
• !St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 1.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.