Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Preston Road, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BJ
This school is closed (it closed in July 2024).
It was replaced by Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark FitzGibbon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 241
- URN
- 119635
- Local authority
- Lancashire
About this school
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Preston. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 241 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge compares
Its absence rate was lower than 90% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4% | 12.8% | 241 | — |
| Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge | 66% | 3.9% | 15.6% | 235 | 0.0 miles |
| Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 77% | 3.3% | 6.6% | 218 | 1.2 miles |
| Longridge Church of England Primary School | 83% | 4.9% | 20.5% | 200 | 1.6 miles |
| Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School | 67% | 5% | 25.6% | 199 | 1.7 miles |
| Barnacre Road Primary School | 41% | 5.3% | 21.5% | 201 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.8%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistent absence
- 7.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge0.0 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Longridge Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Barnacre Road Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Longridge
Other schools in Preston
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge Primary
- Ashton Primary School Primary
- Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brabins Endowed School Primary
- Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School Primary
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brookfield Community Primary School Primary
- Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School Primary
- Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge teach?
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Preston.
- Has Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge?
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge had 241 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 July 2024.