# Larches High School

Larches High School is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Preston, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 106 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Pupil referral and alternative provision school. Code E119112. [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

- Phase: Pupil referral and alternative provision
- Type: Pupil referral unit
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 106
- Council: Preston
- URN: 119112

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 1 May 2024
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.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

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

- [Acorns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acorns-primary-school-e135347): 60 m. Special. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- [Moor Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-park-high-school-e119773): 410 m. Secondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-primary-school-preston-e119609): 490 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Deepdale Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deepdale-community-primary-school-e119228): 520 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kennington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kennington-primary-school-e119153): 580 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Holme Slack Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holme-slack-community-primary-school-e119234): 840 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/119112)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119112)

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