Scotforth Road, Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 4SE
10 reasons to choose Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Top line
Scotforth St Paul’s Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Lancaster and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Scotforth St Paul’s Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Scotforth St Paul’s Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Scotforth St Paul’s Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 16% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Lancaster Steiner School (1.9 miles); Rossall Preparatory School (22.8 miles).
St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (0.5 miles); Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School (5.4 miles); Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School (5.5 miles).
Abrar Academy (19.1 miles); Rossall School (22 miles); Kirkham Grammar School (22.3 miles).
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy (0.9 miles); Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School (1.3 miles); Lancaster Royal Grammar School (1.4 miles).