Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School
Shady Lane, Slyne-with-Hest, Lancaster, LA2 6JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Bowden
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 239
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 119542
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524823505
About this school
Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke'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 201 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 40 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 70% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 15% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 78% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 73% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 80% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke'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 | 59% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School compares
Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School ranked 95th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 3.8% | 7.5% | 201 | — |
| Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 40% | 6% | 41.4% | 188 | 1.5 miles |
| Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School | 59% | 3.6% | 8.1% | 290 | 1.5 miles |
| Great Wood Primary School | 73% | 3.5% | 10.7% | 406 | 1.5 miles |
| Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School | 73% | 4.4% | 12% | 413 | 1.5 miles |
| Lancaster Ryelands Primary School | 63% | 7.3% | 62.2% | 362 | 1.8 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.46%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.84%
- Persistent absence
- 6.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Lancaster
-
Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Carnforth
-
Great Wood Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
Lancaster Ryelands Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Lancaster
Other schools in Lancaster
Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School ranks 4th 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
- Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School teach?
- Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lancaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School is Mr Paul Bowden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke'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 many pupils are at Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School?
- Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School full?
- Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School has capacity for 239 pupils and 201 on roll (84%), 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 Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke'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 59% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School ranked 95th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke'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 15 July 2026.