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Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)

Other independent school in Lancaster (Lancashire).

Pupils
13
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
46.2%
2025/26
Capacity
33%
13 / 40 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

Lancaster Steiner School is now registered as LISAL: Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning in order to accurately represent ourselves to the local and wider community, The Lower School continues to follow the Waldorf Curriculum and be a member of Waldorf UK.

We are keen to foster relationships with others in our community who are also seeking to educate children with our core values at their heart. We share our site with Appledore Montessori Nursery and welcome Forest School practitioners to deliver weekly outdoor learning.

Our values remain the same: developing the whole child, balancing the head, heart and hands, teaching creatively through the imagination, and fostering a sense of wonder and responsibility for the natural world.

Also in common, is our belief that children should be allowed to be children, to grow at their own pace, and develop into well rounded human beings, confident in themselves and their own abilities who can thrive, wherever their path takes them.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Sewing
  • Forest School

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award

Key facts

URN
132095
Type
Other independent school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
5 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Lancashire
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1999

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record