Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Lancaster

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well across the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders place high importance on attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum that sets out what pupils should learn and when."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children settle quickly in the early years because routines are clear and relationships are warm."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders promote a positive culture where pupils feel known, supported and valued."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders give careful attention to pupils' personal development and wellbeing as part of the school's work."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should embed consistent handwriting expectations across the curriculum so all pupils develop secure habits, reduce errors and write with greater accuracy over time"; "Leaders should ensure that learning targets for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are precise enough to enable staff to make suitable adaptations to teaching and provide support that consistently meets pupils' needs".

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 75% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School are Caton Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths); St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 72% reading, 92% maths); Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (3 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); and Nether Kellet Community Primary School (3.3 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 81% maths).

Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

6.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 10 pupils (5.8%) received SEN support and 4 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Pauls CEPS (by), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 8 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).

Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.