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School rankings · Lancashire

Best schools in Morecambe

18 schools in Morecambe, each ranked among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest DfE results.

iSources and method

SourceDfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25.
DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26.
DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outEach school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as the Lancashire league tables.
The best ranked schools within reach of the town centre sit beside them; distances are as the crow flies.

Things to know
  • A dash means no figure is published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).

Primary schools

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SourceDfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outRanked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

Morecambe's own ranking

In MorecambeSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School76%0%Top 18% (82/461) in Lancashire
2Great Wood Primary School73%17%Top 23% (104/461) in Lancashire
3Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School73%4%Top 26% (118/461) in Lancashire
4Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School70%13%Top 33% (149/461) in Lancashire
5Mossgate Primary School70%3%Top 35% (158/461) in Lancashire
6Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School64%4%(231/461) in Lancashire
7Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School60%2%(270/461) in Lancashire
8St Patrick's Catholic Primary School57%0%(303/461) in Lancashire
9Lancaster Road Primary School53%7%(328/461) in Lancashire
10Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School53%5%(331/461) in Lancashire
11St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe52%9%(338/461) in Lancashire
12West End Primary School52%0%(345/461) in Lancashire
13Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School41%2%(407/461) in Lancashire
14Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School36%4%(424/461) in Lancashire
15Morecambe Bay Community Primary School30%0%(437/461) in Lancashire

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary SchoolLancaster2.5 miles74%7%Top 22% (99/461) in Lancashire
Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary SchoolLancaster3.0 miles65%7%Top 46% (212/461) in Lancashire
Lancaster Ryelands Primary SchoolLancaster2.3 miles63%6%(237/461) in Lancashire
Willow Lane Community Primary SchoolLancaster2.6 miles46%7%(378/461) in Lancashire
Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolLancaster2.6 miles40%3%(410/461) in Lancashire
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, LancasterLancaster2.8 miles33%0%(432/461) in Lancashire

Secondary schools (GCSE)

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SourceDfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26.

How it is worked outRanked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

Morecambe's own ranking

In MorecambeSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1Morecambe Bay Academy39.730%(65/79) in Lancashire
2Bay Leadership Academy37.031%(72/79) in Lancashire

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (grammar)Lancaster3.1 miles72.196%Top 3% (2/79) in Lancashire
Lancaster Royal Grammar School (grammar)Lancaster3.5 miles71.694%Top 4% (3/79) in Lancashire
Ripley St Thomas Church of England AcademyLancaster3.4 miles49.155%Top 30% (23/79) in Lancashire
Carnforth High SchoolCarnforth5.6 miles43.537%(42/79) in Lancashire
Lancaster High SchoolLancaster3.5 miles41.837%(52/79) in Lancashire
Our Lady's Catholic CollegeLancaster2.8 miles41.137%(59/79) in Lancashire

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

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SourceDfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outRanked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

Morecambe's own ranking

In MorecambeSchoolPoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
1Morecambe Bay Academy26.8-0.09(16/18) in Lancashire

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
Lancaster Royal Grammar School (grammar)Lancaster3.5 miles42.2+0.10Top 12% (2/18) in Lancashire
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (grammar)Lancaster3.1 miles41.2+0.02Top 17% (3/18) in Lancashire
Ripley St Thomas Church of England AcademyLancaster3.4 miles33.7+0.12Top 50% (9/18) in Lancashire
Our Lady's Catholic CollegeLancaster2.8 miles27.3+0.03(15/18) in Lancashire

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