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Longridge High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Preston Road, Longridge, Preston PR3 3AR · lhs.lancs.sch.uk · 01772 782316
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2021
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 810
- 94% of 859 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.6%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 155 families put the school first and 184 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 184 | 155 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 196 | 131 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 164 | 124 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 144 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 164 | 137 | 0.8 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.6, and 42.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.70 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119749)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 43 | +8.4 |
| Further education | 29.7 | −9.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 7 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 7 | +3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.8 | +4.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | +0.6 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 119749)
Ofsted
Longridge High School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 21 September 2021, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 21 Sept 2021
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119749)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119749), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
- Feb 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119749)
Nov 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119749)