Cawthorne's Endowed School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Lancaster, Lancashire·LA2 9BQ
Composite score
43.6
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#9,643
National rank
#1400
In North West
#292
In Lancashire
Top 65%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
1 first choices, 1 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
17
any preference, for 1 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Cawthorne's Endowed School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
40
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Christian

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£9,897
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Cawthorne's Endowed School

Cawthorne's Endowed School is a primary school in Lancaster, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Christian religious character. Around 40 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Cawthorne's Endowed School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 1 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.8%. There are about 15.4 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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