Longridge High School
Preston Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3AR
This school is closed (it closed in September 2023).
It was replaced by Longridge High School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Green
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 859
- Pupils on roll
- 801
- URN
- 119749
- Local authority
- Lancashire
About this school
Longridge High School was a community secondary school in Preston. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 801 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Longridge High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 140 | 158 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | 46.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.38 -0.63 to -0.14 | -0.13 -0.35 to +0.09 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 44.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 70.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 9% | 11.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 4.0 |
Trends over time
How Longridge High School 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 | 44.6 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.3 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
How Longridge High School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.4% | 27.8% | 801 | — |
| Longridge High School | 44.6 | 8.7% | 33.8% | 810 | 0.0 miles |
| St Cecilia's RC High School | 46.2 | 9.5% | 30.4% | 581 | 0.1 miles |
| Corpus Christi Catholic High School | 50.2 | 4.3% | 29.7% | 813 | 4.9 miles |
| Archbishop Temple Church of England High School | 55.4 | 6.6% | 12.3% | 891 | 5.0 miles |
| Broughton High School | 59.3 | 4.9% | 9.6% | 932 | 5.0 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.8%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.4%
- Persistent absence
- 24.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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Longridge High School0.0 miles
Secondary · Preston
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St Cecilia's RC High School0.1 miles
Secondary · Preston
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Corpus Christi Catholic High School4.9 miles
Secondary · Preston
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Archbishop Temple Church of England High School5.0 miles
Secondary · Preston
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Broughton High School5.0 miles
Secondary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
- All Hallows Catholic High School Secondary
- Archbishop Temple Church of England High School Secondary
- Ashton Community Science College Secondary
- Broughton High School Secondary
- Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Secondary
- Carr Hill High School Secondary
- Christ The King Catholic High School Secondary
- Corpus Christi Catholic High School Secondary
- Eden Boys' School, Preston Secondary
- Fulwood Academy Secondary
- Garstang Community Academy Secondary
- Hutton Church of England Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Longridge High School teach?
- Longridge High School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Preston.
- Has Longridge High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Longridge High School 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 Longridge High School?
- Longridge High School had 801 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have Longridge High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.6 in 2022/23 and 46.3 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Longridge High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longridge High School'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 28 October 2024.