Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Preston Road, Preston, PR3 3BJ
235 pupils · 112% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 18.1%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 19 October 2022, published 5 December 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 19 | 17 | 70 | 19 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 43 | 100 | 30 |
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
- Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Longridge Church of England Primary School 2.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Barnacre Road Primary School 2.9 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston 4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.