Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lancashire
Preston Road, Preston, PR3 3BJ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
70%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.1%
8.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
235
Capacity used
Over capacity112%
210 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
70%
1st preference success rate
30 of 43 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
100
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 43 | 30 | ● 70% |
| 2nd preference | 39 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 18 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 100 | 30 | 30% |
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark FitzGibbon
- Address
- Preston Road, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BJ
- Phone
- 01772783661
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Alston & Hothersall · Ribble Valley
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151005
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
235 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
19 October 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 186 pupils
Attendance
96.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
8.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 66% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 3% | 8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (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.