Longridge High School
Preston Road, Preston, PR3 3AR
810 pupils · 94% of 859 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE BAY LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 33.6%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2021) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 September 2021, published 1 December 2021. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 42.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 68.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 10.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 184 | 155 | 318 | 180 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 196 | 131 | 331 | 184 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 164 | 124 | 314 | 164 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Cecilia's RC High School 0.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Corpus Christi Catholic High School 7.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Archbishop Temple Church of England High School 8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Broughton High School 8.1 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Moor Park High School and Sixth Form 8.3 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Preston Muslim Girls High School 8.4 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.