Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary SchoolWillow Lane Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School and Willow Lane Community Primary School are primary schools in Lancaster.

  • Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Willow Lane Community Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School was judged Good and Willow Lane Community 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 65.0% for Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School and 46.0% for Willow Lane Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Willow Lane Community Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School versus Willow Lane Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LancasterLancaster Dallas Road Community Primary SchoolLancasterWillow Lane Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking147th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure296th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll387 205
Capacity420 210
LocationLancaster, LA1 1LD Lancaster, LA1 5PR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% Stronger figure46.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census387 205
Free school meals (ever 6)16.8% 41.0%
English as an additional language34.6% 10.7%
SEN support9.3% 13.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 5.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.7% 14.8% 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.

Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School

Willow Lane Community Primary School

Full profiles: Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School · Willow Lane Community Primary School