Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge

Academy converter·Primary school Preston, Lancashire·PR3 3BJ
Composite score
46.4
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#8,648
National rank
#1233
In North West
#258
In Lancashire
Top 58%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
17 first choices, 19 places
First choices per place
0.90
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
70
any preference, for 19 places

Every child who put Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
253
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,282
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge at a glance

Located in Preston, Lancashire, Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 253 pupils aged 2 to 11. 66% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 10.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge their first choice was offered one of its 19 Reception places. There are about 23.2 pupils per teacher. Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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