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Longridge High School

Preston, PR3 3AR · Lancashire · secondary school

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Ofsted: Requires improvement · 2023 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Secondary
2.9/10 Below average

53rd of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire we can score, 82 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 6.2/10 against 743 of them, against 4.5/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 42.2 · 46 45% 2.07
Ofsted 5 40% 0.22
Attainment 8 2024/25 44.6 · 44 15% 0.65

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

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How it's doing. In 2024/25, 42.2% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. The Attainment 8 score was 44.6, matching the national median of 44.6. Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in October 2023. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (6.2 out of 10 against similar schools, 4.5 out of 10 against all schools).

Getting in. The school has 814 pupils in a capacity of 859, leaving 45 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to improve their Attainment 8 scores to exceed the national median? What specific actions are being taken to address the "Requires improvement" rating from the 2023 inspection? How does the curriculum prepare students for the transition to sixth form or employment?

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