Longridge High School is a secondary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 13/09/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Preston Road, Preston, PR3 3AR
Website: lhs.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01772782316
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jane Green
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 119749

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 859
Number of Pupils: 783
Number of Boys: 394
Number of Girls: 389

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.38 Confidence interval -0.59 to -0.17
Of the 144 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 143 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:22%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.72
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longridge Church of England Primary School
Berry Lane , Longridge PR3 3JA
3out of 4 697 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 4 826 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Barnacre Road Primary School
Barnacre Road , Longridge PR3 2PD
3out of 4 1,055 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Preston Road , Longridge PR3 3BJ
3out of 4 2,140 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longridge High School
Preston Road , Longridge PR3 3AR
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Cecilia's RC High School
Chapel Hill , Longridge PR3 2XA
3out of 4 208 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillside Specialist School and College
Ribchester Road , Longridge PR3 3XB
3out of 4 1,928 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.