Willow Lane Community Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed
Willow Lane, Lancaster, LA1 5PR
Headteacher · Ms Lucy Naylor
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Key facts
Pupils199Capacity 210
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 23 April 2025
Free school meals37.7%
Ofsted
Inspection on 23 April 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in LancashireNearby schools for the same ages
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School0.5 mi
- Lancaster Ryelands Primary School0.8 mi
- The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster0.9 mi
- Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School1.0 mi
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster1.0 mi