Lancaster Ryelands Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardCommunity school · Primary
Lancaster · LA1 2RJ · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS252%
- Absence7.0%
- FSM58.0%
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 119892
The Loyne Specialist School
Community special school · Lancaster · LA1 2QD
Ages 4–19 · 121 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
Overall absence
8.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Outstanding
Inspection date
2024-02-28
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.0%
Unauthorised0.5%
- Authorised absence
- 7.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 81
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill106%
121 pupils · 114 places
- Pupils on roll
- 121
- Boys / girls
- 78 / 43
- School capacity
- 114
- Capacity fill
- 121 / 114 (106%)
- Free school meals
- 46.8%
- FSM pupils
- 44
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 4–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Campbell
Location
- Address
- Sefton Drive
- Postcode
- LA1 2QD
- Town
- Lancaster
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 4–19, in Lancaster, Lancashire, 121 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 46.8%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment….
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Other independent school
Lancaster · LA1 5QU · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
0.5 miles away
Further education · 16 plus
Lancaster · LA1 2TY · Lancashire
Ages 16–99
0.5 miles away
Our Lady's Catholic College
Ofsted: Requires improvementVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Lancaster · LA1 2RX · Lancashire
Ages 11–18
- Att837.7
- P8-0.5
- EM5+29%
- Absence10.3%
0.6 miles away
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Lancaster · LA1 2DU · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS240%
- Absence12.3%
- FSM56.3%
0.6 miles away
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Morecambe · LA3 3RY · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS262%
- Absence4.1%
- FSM20.6%
0.6 miles away
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Lancaster · LA1 2JH · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS271%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM37.2%
0.6 miles away
Chadwick High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy alternative provision converter
Lancaster · LA1 2AY · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- FSM69.0%
0.7 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Campbell
- Telephone
- 0152464543