Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolSt Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard 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 73.0% for Caton St Paul's Church of England 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 St Paul's Church of England Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% 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 St Paul's Church of England Primary School versus St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LancasterCaton St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolLancasterSt Wilfrid's Cof E Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100D54/100
Local ranking266th of 466 in Lancashire 264th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll162 235
Capacity175 245
LocationLancaster, LA2 9PJ Lancaster, LA2 6QE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Stronger figure64.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census162 235
Free school meals (ever 6)3.7% 12.3%
English as an additional language3.1% 2.1%
SEN support8.6% 8.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.2% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure3.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.9% Stronger figure5.8% 15.8%

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 St Paul's Church of England Primary School

St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School

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