Secondary schools in Lancaster
5 secondary schools in Lancaster, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Lancaster in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Lancaster first 978 times for 925 places: 1.06 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Lancashire authority's 80 schools. 3 of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Lancaster High School, to 4.40 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
- Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
- Lancaster High School
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School
- Our Lady's Catholic College
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Browse by authority: Lancashire · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.