Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
237
AGES
2 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Voluntary aided school
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The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

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This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

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How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(18/10/2022)
Full Report - All Reports
57%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

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Preston Road
Alston
Preston
PR3 3BJ
01772783661

School Description

You and the senior leadership team have maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You have driven considerable improvement over recent years. You have achieved this because you and your team are very capable leaders. You are able to evaluate precisely how well all aspects of your school are performing and you are passionate about providing the very best for the pupils that attend Alston Lane. The senior leadership team members know how to support staff in improving their work and provide all staff with good-quality training. When at school, pupils are happy and feel secure. They really enjoy attending every day. The school’s strong Catholic ethos and the active promotion of pupils’ spiritual and moral development ensure that pupils become thoughtful, kind and considerate. Pupils’ behaviour around the school is excellent. They look out for each other, are calm and at breaktimes they play enthusiastically. They love learning too. This is because teachers make lessons interesting. Pupils know that they are learning well and they value their education. In class, pupils work enthusiastically. Pupils’ understanding of people from different cultural, social and religious backgrounds from their own is not as strong as it could be. Pupils’ achievement improved considerably in key stage 2 last year. This improvement has been consolidated, and pupils currently in key stage 2 are all achieving very well. A smaller proportion than seen nationally attain the highest standards because the most able pupils are not being pushed quite far enough while in Reception or in Year 1. Governors are also dedicated to achieving the very best for their community. They are well equipped to challenge you on the effectiveness of the running of the school and on pupils’ achievements. Governors offer great support to you and your staff. Safeguarding is effective. The caring ethos that pervades the school and the trust that pupils have in staff ensure that pupils are safe. Pupils are entirely confident in discussing any concerns that they have with adults in the school. Staff are well trained in how to identify signs of possible neglect or abuse. They know whom to turn to for guidance. The leadership team has ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose, and records are detailed and of high quality. On occasion, when the need has arisen, leaders have made efficient and professional contact with external agencies that have further responsibility for promoting children’s safeguarding. School leaders have worked well in partnership with these agencies. Rigorous systems are in place to ensure that all those who work in the school, including volunteers, are suitable to work with children. Inspection findings You and other senior leaders have been highly successful in improving the quality of teaching throughout the school, but most particularly in Years 2 to 6. Consequently, rates of progress that pupils made in key stage 2 improved considerably in 2016, particularly in writing and mathematics. This year, the teaching of reading is improving quickly. An extensive range of successful developments has led to these improvements. Teachers constantly review how well pupils understand new ideas or adopt new skills. Pupils have been taught how to review the quality of their work. This enables teachers and pupils to identify any misunderstandings quickly. These are rectified the following day during ‘fix it time’. An earlier start to the school day gives teaching assistants opportunities to work with individual pupils, helping pupils to fill in any gaps in their understanding. As this identification of need is happening daily, pupils have only small issues with their learning to resolve, making it unlikely that they fall behind. Your expression, ‘making sure pupils are keeping up, not catching up’, sums up this approach perfectly. Senior leaders have a very clear understanding of how pupils at Alston Lane learn best. They are able to give teachers and teaching assistants very clear guidance on how to ensure that pupils learn effectively and cover the required curriculum. Consequently, methods and strategies are used consistently across the school. Teachers from Year 2 to Year 6 have very high expectations of what their pupils can achieve and are successful in helping pupils to progress very well. Senior leaders and teachers consistently review how effective teaching is. If improvements are needed, they implement them. The improvements implemented throughout 2016 and refinements applied throughout 2017 have ensured that pupils currently in key stage 2 have continued to learn well. Greater proportions of pupils than seen nationally are reaching expected standards across all subjects. However, these improvements have yet to have the same impact on pupils’ learning in Year 1. Nevertheless, pupils in these classes generally achieve as well as their peers nationally. Your accurate evaluations of the performance of the school have identified that too few pupils really excel and many have the potential to do so. These mostable pupils are not being pushed in Reception or Year 1 to achieve the very highest standards. This is having an impact on their attainment throughout the school. Unsurprisingly, you have begun to address this and you are confident that the progress of all groups of younger pupils will accelerate. You are rightly proud of the achievements of disadvantaged pupils throughout the school. Teachers and teaching assistants pay them particular attention and have been able to support them so that they achieve as well as others in the school and nationally. Pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities also progress well. The rest of the curriculum is well taught, and pupils make strong progress. You have ensured that teachers cover all the aspects required of them through lessons and through ‘wonder weeks’. Three times a year, pupils have the chance to follow a theme for a whole week. This year, through these weeks, pupils’ understanding of art, ecology and geography has been enhanced. Alston Lane pupils are hungry learners. They take every opportunity to learn and develop their understanding. Their personal development is also developed systematically through leadership opportunities and an extensive range of enrichment activities. These include weekly clubs related to health and fitness, reading and the arts. Educational visits are valuable and very popular with the pupils. These include residential trips. When talking to the pupils, it is clear that they do not have a clear enough understanding of the ways of life of British people, beyond their own experience. Once again, you have identified this gap in pupils’ learning and altered the school’s curriculum. This will be implemented from September. Next steps for the school Leaders and those responsible for governance should ensure that: they continue to raise the standards that pupils attain by the end of key stage 1 they ensure that pupils are even better prepared for life in modern Britain, by further developing their understanding of people from a wider range of different backgrounds. I am copying this letter to the chair of the governing body, the director of education for the Diocese of Lancaster, the regional schools commissioner and the director of children’s services for Lancashire. This letter will be published on the Ofsted website.

Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge Parent Reviews



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Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>52, "agree"=>36, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 33 responses up to 07-07-2017
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Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>18, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 33 responses up to 07-07-2017
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>48, "agree"=>36, "disagree"=>15, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 33 responses up to 07-07-2017
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>33, "disagree"=>21, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 33 responses up to 07-07-2017
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Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>36, "agree"=>36, "disagree"=>15, "strongly_disagree"=>12, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 33 responses up to 07-07-2017
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