Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)

Other · Other independent school · Ages 3–11 · Lancaster, Lancashire

Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) is an other school in Lancaster, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (other independent school).

Key facts

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

No Ofsted grade

“Pupils thrive in this nurturing school environment.”
“Pupils are articulate and spoke about the importance of the positive relationships that they have with staff.”
“Pupils value the support that staff give them for their emotional well-being.”

“In a small number of subjects, leaders’ curriculum thinking is not as well developed.”
“Leaders are still in the process of defining the essential knowledge that pupils require for subsequent learning.”
“As a result, sometimes teachers are not as clear as they should be about what pupils should know.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.

Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.