Caton Primary SchoolSt Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Caton Primary School and St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School are primary schools in Lancaster.

  • Caton Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Wilfrid's Cof E 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 St Wilfrid's Cof E 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 64.0% for St Wilfrid's Cof E 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 St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Caton Primary School versus St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LancasterCaton Primary SchoolLancasterSt Wilfrid's Cof E Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking153rd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure264th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll74 235
Capacity85 245
LocationLancaster, LA2 9NH Lancaster, LA2 6QE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% 64.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 6.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census74 235
Free school meals (ever 6)18.9% 12.3%
English as an additional language6.8% 2.1%
SEN support12.2% 8.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 3.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.8% 5.8% 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

St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School

Full profiles: Caton Primary School · St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School