Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Main Street, Hornby, Lancaster, LA2 8JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicole Davison
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Federation
- The Lune Valley Federation of Leck St Peter’s and Hornby St Margaret’s CE Primary schools
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 16
- URN
- 119530
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524221496
About this school
Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Lancaster. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 16 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 55% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 64% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 64% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 64% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 39 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School compares
Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School ranked 297th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5% | 7.7% | 16 | — |
| Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School | 50% | 3.6% | 6.5% | 62 | 1.4 miles |
| Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School | 50% | 6% | 8.7% | 22 | 1.9 miles |
| Arkholme Church of England Primary School | 42% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 102 | 2.1 miles |
| Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 73% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 171 | 3.7 miles |
| Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School | 70% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 102 | 3.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 12 March 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report12 July 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.69%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.95%
- Persistent absence
- 13.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Lancaster
-
Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Carnforth
-
Arkholme Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Carnforth
-
Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Lancaster
-
Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Carnforth
Other schools in Lancaster
Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School ranks 18th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Lancaster.
- Austwick Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Bentham Community Primary School Primary
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Castle View Primary Academy Primary
- Caton Primary School Primary
- Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cawthorne's Endowed School Primary
- Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Ryelands Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School teach?
- Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lancaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Nicole Davison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School?
- Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School has 16 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School full?
- Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 16 on roll (23%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School?
- Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is part of the The Lune Valley Federation of Leck St Peter’s and Hornby St Margaret’s CE Primary schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School ranked 297th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.