Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge is a primary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/04/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Preston Road, Preston

School Information

Address: Preston Road, Preston, PR3 3BJ
Website: www.alstonlane.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01772783661
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr M FitzGibbon
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 119635

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 226
Number of Boys: 118
Number of Girls: 108

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.6
Writing
N/A: 2 Confidence interval 0 to 4.1
Maths
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Preston Road , Longridge PR3 3BJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Preston Road , Grimsargh PR2 5SD 		4out of 4 2,043 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Longridge Church of England Primary School
Berry Lane , Longridge PR3 3JA 		3out of 4 2,779 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School
St Wilfrid's Terrace , Longridge PR3 3WQ 		3out of 4 2,936 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Barnacre Road Primary School
Barnacre Road , Longridge PR3 2PD 		3out of 4 3,153 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Cecilia's RC High School
Chapel Hill , Longridge PR3 2XA 		3out of 4 2,028 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Longridge High School
Preston Road , Longridge PR3 3AR 		2out of 4 2,140 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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