Longridge High School
Preston Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3AR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BAY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Riley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Bay Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 859
- Pupils on roll
- 810
- URN
- 150092
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772782316
About this school
Longridge High School is a secondary academy in Preston. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 810 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Longridge High School (URN 119749).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 154 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 821 |
| 2024/25 | 814 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longridge High School compares
Longridge High School ranked 38th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.6 | 8.7% | 33.8% | 810 | — |
| 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 |
| Moor Park High School and Sixth Form | 39.3 | 7.3% | 46.8% | 599 | 5.2 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.78%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.74%
- Persistent absence
- 24.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
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
-
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form5.2 miles
Secondary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Longridge High School ranks 15th of the 22 ranked secondary 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 teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Longridge High School?
- The headteacher of Longridge High School is Mr Neil Riley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Longridge High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longridge High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Longridge High School?
- Longridge High School has 810 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Longridge High School full?
- Longridge High School has capacity for 859 pupils and 810 on roll (94%), 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 Longridge High School a faith school?
- No. Longridge High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Longridge High School a selective school?
- No. Longridge High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Longridge High School?
- Longridge High School is part of THE BAY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Longridge High School rank locally?
- Longridge High School ranked 38th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Longridge High School's absence rate?
- Longridge High School's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 10 July 2026.