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Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Lancashire

High Street, Lancaster, LA1 1LD

Website 0152464520

59

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 21/06/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.1%

15.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

372

Capacity used

Has space

89%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

39 of 39 families who put it first got an offer

39

Places offered

98

Total applications

2.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3939● 100%
2nd preference360● 0%
3rd preference230● 0%
Total983940%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Adam Newton
Address
High Street, Lancaster, LA1 1LD
Phone
0152464520
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Castle · Lancaster and Wyre
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
119130

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals19%——
English as additional language34%——
SEN support9%——
48% boys (179)52% girls (193)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

372 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    21 June 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 357 pupils

Attendance

94.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

15.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
12%
21/22
17%
22/23
18%
23/24
16%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths59%——
Higher standard11%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard65%
+3% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard80%
+5% vs England
Higher standard37%
+4% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard72%
+0% vs England
Greater depth7%
-6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard85%
+11% vs England
Higher standard33%
+7% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard76%
+3% vs England
Higher standard41%
+11% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard81%
-1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

752019572023592024652025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)65%61%
Higher standard7%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.