Caton Primary SchoolCaton St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Lancaster.

Summary of the comparison

Caton Primary School and Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Lancaster.

  • Caton Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Caton Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Caton Primary School was judged Good and Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 63.0% for Caton Primary School and 73.0% for Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Caton Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Caton Primary School versus Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LancasterCaton Primary SchoolLancasterCaton St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking153rd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure266th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll74 162
Capacity85 175
LocationLancaster, LA2 9NH Lancaster, LA2 9PJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 15.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census74 162
Free school meals (ever 6)18.9% 3.7%
English as an additional language6.8% 3.1%
SEN support12.2% 8.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 3.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.8% 4.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Caton Primary School

Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Caton Primary School · Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School