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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 19 October 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge, URN 119635
- 23 April 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge, URN 119635
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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 entry70 applications · 19 places offered · 17 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2023 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2022 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2021 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2020 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2019 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2018 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2017 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2016 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2015 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2014 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school
- This school
- Lancashire median
Dashed bars: as Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge (URN 119635), the previous school.
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 | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 17 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 100 | 3.3 | 43 | 1.43 |
| Sep 2024 * | 26 | 80 | 3.1 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 * | 30 | 92 | 3.1 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 87 | 2.9 | 35 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 84 | 2.8 | 21 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2020 * | 21 | 65 | 3.1 | 19 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2019 * | 22 | 70 | 3.2 | 19 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 84 | 2.8 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2017 * | 18 | 60 | 3.3 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 27 | 64 | 2.4 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 86 | 2.9 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 74 | 2.5 | 34 | 1.13 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 79% · Writing 72% · Maths 76% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Lancashire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 3% | 105 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 4% | 105 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 57% | 0% | 105 | 104 |
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
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, LongridgeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20223.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · LancashireGraded · no overall grade20242.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · Lancashire20262.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · LancashireRemains Good20233.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · LancashireSpecial measures Inadequate20232.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · LancashireGood20242.6applications per place
- 4.1 km · LancashireRemains Good20232.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 4.1 km · Lancashire20262.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · LancashireRemains Good20242.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151005 · 888/3727
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 235 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 August 2024
- Replaced
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge (URN 119635)
- Address
- Preston Road, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BJ
- Local authority
- Lancashire · Ribble Valley
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources