Ashbridge Independent School
Ashbridge Independent School is an independent school in Preston for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 127 pupils and room for 160.
Lindle Lane, Hutton, Preston, PR4 4AQ01772 619900ashbridgeschool.co.ukMrs Karen Mehta headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lancashire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 127 | 132 | 551 | 514 | 504 | 496 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howick Church Endowed Primary School | Church of England | 280 m | 103 | Report card 2026 | 92 | Compare |
| All Hallows Catholic High School | Roman Catholic | 660 m | 911 | Outstanding 2023 | 91 | Compare |
| Whitefield Primary School | Council | 960 m | 338 | Good 2023 | 56 | Compare |
| Hutton Church of England Grammar School | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 807 | Report card 2026 | 58 | Compare |
| Penwortham Priory Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 745 | Good 2020 | 32 | Compare |
| Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 1.0 miles | 282 | Good 2023 | 75 | Compare |
| New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 217 | Not inspected | 96 | Compare |
| Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 196 | Good 2024 | 56 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ashbridge Independent School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Ashbridge Independent School yet.
How many pupils does Ashbridge Independent School have?
127 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 160 places, so it is 79% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Lindle Lane, Hutton, Preston, PR4 4AQ
- Telephone
- 01772 619900
- Website
- www.ashbridgeschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Mehta
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- New Longton & Hutton East
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 4 October 1995
- URN
- 119854 · LAESTAB 8886027 · UKPRN 10071114
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.