Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)
Lune Road, Lancaster, LA1 5QU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Teacher Co-Ordinator
- Ms Kathryn/Elspeth/Olakunbi Flasby/Mukerji/Mustapha
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 13
- URN
- 132095
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524381876
About this school
Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) is an independent school in Lancaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 13 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1999, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | 12 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 6
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Loyne Specialist School0.5 miles
Special schools · Lancaster
-
Chadwick High School0.8 miles
Academies · Lancaster
-
Morecambe Road School1.1 miles
Special schools · Morecambe
-
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College1.2 miles
Other types · Lancaster
-
Jamea Al Kauthar1.3 miles
Independent schools · Lancaster
Other schools in Lancaster
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- Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campus Independent schools
- Appletree Nursery School Nursery
- Austwick Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Bentham Community Primary School Primary
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Castle View Primary Academy Primary
- Caton Primary School Primary
- Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cawthorne's Endowed School Primary
- Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) teach?
- Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is an independent school in Lancaster.
- Who is the teacher co-ordinator of Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)?
- The teacher co-ordinator of Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) is Ms Kathryn/Elspeth/Olakunbi Flasby/Mukerji/Mustapha, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) 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 many pupils are at Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)?
- Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) has 13 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) full?
- Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) has capacity for 40 pupils and 13 on roll (33%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) a faith school?
- No. Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) has no designated religious character.
- Is Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) a selective school?
- No. Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal). That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.