Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Longridge Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
200Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119568URN

Berry Lane, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3JA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.2 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

73 applications for 26 places · 127th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 14 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
30 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 26 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	26	73	2.8	23	0.88
Sep 2025	30	86	2.9	28	0.93
Sep 2024	25	66	2.6	25	1.00
Sep 2023	25	66	2.6	19	0.76
Sep 2022	25	73	2.9	23	0.92
Sep 2021	28	75	2.7	21	0.75
Sep 2020	25	56	2.2	24	0.96
Sep 2019	17	57	3.4	17	1.00
Sep 2018	24	61	2.5	22	0.92
Sep 2017	27	66	2.4	27	1.00
Sep 2016	29	77	2.7	28	0.97
Sep 2015	21	62	3.0	21	1.00
Sep 2014	24	67	2.8	23	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 87% · Maths 83% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%27th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	83%	13%	106	105
2023/24	70%	0%	106	105
2022/23	87%	16%	107	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Longridge Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Barnacre Road Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Special measures Inadequate2023

2.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
2.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh
3.6 km · Lancashire

2026

3.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
5.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
5.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119568 · 888/3583
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals: 23.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Berry Lane, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3JA
Local authority: Lancashire · Ribble Valley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources