# Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge

Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge is a primary school in Ribble Valley, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 235 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E151005. [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 235
- Council: Ribble Valley
- URN: 151005

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, October 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 19 October 2022
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils at Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Cecilia's RC High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cecilias-rc-high-school-e119800): 1.9 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grimsargh-st-michaels-church-of-england-primary-school-e119565): 1.9 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Longridge High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longridge-high-school-e150092): 2 km. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 51.1 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/151005)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/151005)

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