Barnacre Road Primary SchoolAlston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Barnacre Road Primary School and Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge are primary schools.

  • Barnacre Road Primary School scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge is ahead on our composite score.

  • Barnacre Road Primary School was judged Inadequate and Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 41.0% for Barnacre Road Primary School and 66.0% for Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge.

Side-by-side comparison

Barnacre Road Primary School versus Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LongridgeBarnacre Road Primary SchoolPrestonAlston Lane Catholic Primary School, LongridgeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF35/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking455th of 464 in Lancashire 359th of 464 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: InadequateOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll201 235
Capacity210 210
LocationLongridge, PR3 2PD Preston, PR3 3BJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard41.0% 66.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 3.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census195 253
Free school meals (ever 6)21.5% 15.6%
English as an additional language3.1% 4.3%
SEN support19.5% 9.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.3% 3.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.1% 8.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

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