Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)
Other independent school in Lancaster (Lancashire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first29 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Willow Lane Community Primary School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Lane Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.2 mi | Primary | 199 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Appletree Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.3 mi | Nursery | 78 | Good, 2024 |
| The Loyne Specialist SchoolCommunity special | 0.3 mi | Special | 121 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2014) |
| Our Lady's Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 981 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 372 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Lancaster Ryelands Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 362 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,038 | Good, 2022 |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School, LancasterAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Primary | 144 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Chadwick High SchoolAcademy alternative provision converter | 0.8 mi | Alternative provision | 84 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Jun 2025, no grade given. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 320 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Lancaster and Morecambe CollegeFurther education | 0.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.9 mi | Primary | 188 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, LancasterVoluntary aided | 1.0 mi | Primary | 195 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (May 2016) |
| Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,294 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 2 areas, Strong standard in 5 |
| Ripley St Thomas Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,755 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| Morecambe Road SchoolCommunity special | 1.0 mi | Special | 224 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Castle View Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 100 | No overall grade, 2025Requires improvement in 2 key judgements, Inadequate in 2; early years provision Good |
| Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.1 mi | Primary | 201 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 1.2 mi | Special | - | - |
| Lancaster High SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 567 | Good, 2023 |
| Bowerham Primary & Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 498 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 413 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Jamea Al KautharOther independent | 1.4 mi | Independent | 261 | - |
| Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.6 mi | Primary | 220 | Good, 2023 |
| Great Wood Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 406 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Moorside Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 570 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2018) |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, LancasterVoluntary aided | 1.7 mi | Primary | 207 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Stepping Stones SchoolPupil referral unit | 1.7 mi | Alternative provision | 22 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2015) |
| Lancaster Road Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 478 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
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