Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Lancaster, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 12 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 42 |
| Free school meals | 8.30% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | School Lane, Glasson Dock, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 0AR |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.thurnhamglasson.lancs.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01524751425 |
| URN | 119543 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 3 March 2026, published 11 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Category of concern: Special measures.
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 June 2023, published 27 September 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 8 January 2020, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 4.1 km)
- Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary School (primary school, about 4.4 km)
- Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 5.5 km)
- Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School (primary school, about 5.5 km)
- Moorside Primary School (primary school, about 6.0 km)
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (primary school, about 6.0 km)
- Forton Primary School (primary school, about 6.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.