Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)
Other independent school · Ages 3–11 · Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) is an independent school in Lancaster, Lancashire for ages 3–11.
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Key facts
- Address
- Lune Road, Lancaster, LA1 5QU
- Type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 13 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “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.”
To improve
- “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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