Longridge High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 150092
- Address
- Preston Road, Longridge, PR3 3AR
- Website
- lhs.lancs.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 814 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.8%
- Girls
- 52.2%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.4%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 85.1%
Mixed 5.4%
Other White 4.1%
Indian 1.6%
Other Asian 1%
African 0.9%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.69
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 49 |
| English Language | GCSE | 154 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 152 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 37 |
| French | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Longridge High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 196
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 129
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 161 77 84 |
| Year 8 | 178 83 95 |
| Year 9 | 163 82 81 |
| Year 10 | 157 71 86 |
| Year 11 | 155 76 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 36.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |