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Faith schools in and near Longridge

All 3 faith schools in Longridge, and the nearest just outside.

3 schools in Longridge

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  1. Longridge Church of England Primary School

    Preston, PR3 3JA · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Longridge faith schools average, low absence.

    23 first choices, 26 offers made

    Met the standard at 1183%

    Longridge faith schools 75%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.9%Longridge faith schools 7.8%
    Pupils
    200
    Pupils per teacher
    25.0
    View school Longridge Church of England Primary School
  2. St Cecilia's RC High School

    Preston, PR3 2XA · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Longridge faith schools average, high absence.

    127 first choices, 119 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1644.0

    Longridge faith schools 44.0England 46.2

    Days missed
    9.5%Longridge faith schools 7.8%
    Pupils
    581
    Pupils per teacher
    16.2
    View school St Cecilia's RC High School
  3. Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Preston, PR3 3WQ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Longridge faith schools average, low absence.

    20 first choices, 22 offers made

    Met the standard at 1167%

    Longridge faith schools 75%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.0%Longridge faith schools 7.8%
    Pupils
    199
    Pupils per teacher
    23.8
    View school Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School

Just outside Longridge

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Longridge.

  1. Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge

    1.6 miles from Longridge · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Longridge faith schools average, low absence.

    17 first choices, 19 offers made

    Met the standard at 1166%

    Longridge faith schools 75%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.9%Longridge faith schools 7.8%
    Pupils
    235
    Pupils per teacher
    20.6
    View school Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
  2. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh

    2.1 miles from Longridge · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Longridge faith schools average, low absence.

    19 first choices, 15 offers made

    Met the standard at 1167%

    Longridge faith schools 75%England 62%

    Days missed
    2.7%Longridge faith schools 7.8%
    Pupils
    104
    Pupils per teacher
    16.8
    View school St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh
The big picture

How Longridge's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Longridge average 6.5%Longridge Church of England Primary School: 4.9%Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School: 5%St Cecilia's RC High School: 9.5%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Longridge

Ofsted grades in Longridge

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Longridge

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    3 of the 3 faith schools in Longridge have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Longridge, explained

There are 3 faith schools in Longridge, teaching 980 children. 3 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

75.0% of pupils in Longridge faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

28.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,056 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 21.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Longridge?
There are 3 faith schools in Longridge, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Longridge?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Longridge on Eduscope are Longridge Church of England Primary School, St Cecilia's RC High School and Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Longridge ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Longridge faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Longridge is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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