Longridge High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lancashire
Preston Road, Preston, PR3 3AR
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 21/09/2021
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.3%
24.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
810
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
859 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
131 of 131 families who put it first got an offer
196
Places offered
331
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 131 | 131 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 129 | 43 | ● 33% |
| 3rd preference | 68 | 9 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences | 3 | 1 | ● 33% |
| Total | 331 | 184 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Neil Riley
- Address
- Preston Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3AR
- Phone
- 01772782316
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Alston & Hothersall · Ribble Valley
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150092
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE BAY LEARNING TRUST
810 pupils · 859 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
21 September 2021
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 843 pupils
Attendance
91.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 154 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 154 | 13% | 44% | 71% | |
| English Language | 154 | 12% | 58% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 152 | 9% | 60% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 124 | 5% | 28% | 56% | |
| Geography | 81 | 12% | 49% | 62% | |
| History | 80 | 16% | 41% | 59% | |
| Design & Technology | 49 | 22% | 49% | 65% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 37 | 32% | 86% | 89% | |
| Religious Studies | 32 | 3% | 22% | 41% | |
| Biology | 26 | 35% | 88% | 96% | |
| Physics | 25 | 36% | 80% | 92% | |
| Business | 25 | 20% | 64% | 80% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.