Moorside Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Lancaster · LA1 4HT · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- KS262%
- Absence3.9%
- FSM10.2%
0.0 miles away
OpenOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 119103
Stepping Stones School
Pupil referral unit · Lancaster · LA1 4HT
Ages 5–11 · 22 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-03-23
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
- Pupils on roll
- 22
- Boys / girls
- 19 / 3
- Free school meals
- 95.5%
- FSM pupils
- 21
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
Age range
Ages 5–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Pupil referral unit
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Hooper
Location
- Address
- Bowerham Road
- Postcode
- LA1 4HT
- Town
- Lancaster
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed pupil referral unit, Ages 5–11, in Lancaster, Lancashire, 22 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 95.5%.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Ofsted: OutstandingVoluntary aided school · Primary
Lancaster · LA1 4HT · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS279%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM9.7%
0.1 miles away
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Lancaster · LA1 4SE · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS273%
- Absence3.9%
- FSM10.6%
0.4 miles away
Bowerham Primary & Nursery School
Ofsted: Expected standardCommunity school · Primary
Lancaster · LA1 4BS · Lancashire
Ages 2–11
- KS268%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM14.8%
0.6 miles away
Other independent school
Lancaster · LA1 5AJ · Lancashire
Ages 11–25
- Att851.2
- EM5+38%
0.7 miles away
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Lancaster · LA1 4RS · Lancashire
Ages 11–18
- Att853.9
- P80.6
- EM5+62%
- Absence8.2%
0.9 miles away
The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Lancaster · LA1 3BT · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS279%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM25.1%
1.0 miles away
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Lancaster · LA1 3EF · Lancashire
Ages 11–18
- Att872.0
- P80.6
- EM5+95%
- Absence6.5%
1.0 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Hooper
- Telephone
- 0152467164