John O'Gaunt, Lancaster: Schools
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The John O'Gaunt neighbourhood sits right next to Lancaster Royal Grammar School, a state academy with impressive GCSE results. You'll also find a Catholic primary and pre-school within the neighbourhood itself.
Lancaster Royal Grammar School is rated Good by Ofsted and performs exceptionally well academically. Its 2024-25 Attainment 8 score of 74.1 sits well above the national average, and 98.8% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths. That's genuinely impressive for a state school.
Cathedral Catholic Primary School is voluntary aided and had its standards confirmed as maintained in a March 2025 Ofsted visit. Nearby Bowerham Primary earned strong ratings across curriculum, inclusion, and early years in its January 2026 inspection. The education provision here is genuinely solid.
Source: Ofsted inspection reports
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- The Cathedral Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary AidedRoman CatholicCapacity: 210Ages 4-11Standards maintained · Mar 202580% met the expected standard (reading, writing & maths) (2024-25)Balmoral Road, Lancaster, LA1 3BT+44 1524 64686www.cathedral.lancs.sch.uk
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