Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)
Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) is an independent school in Lancaster for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 13 pupils and room for 40.
Lune Road, Lancaster, LA1 5QU01524 381876lisal.schoolMs Kathryn/Elspeth/Olakunbi Flasby/Mukerji/Mustapha teacher co-ordinatorAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
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 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 27 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 50% | 39% | 50% | 32% | 37% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 8% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Lane Community Primary School | Council | 310 m | 199 | No overall grade 2025 | 15 | Compare |
| Appletree Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 410 m | 78 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School | Council | 830 m | 372 | Good 2022 | 56 | Compare |
| The Loyne Specialist School | Council | 850 m | 121 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Our Lady's Catholic College | Roman Catholic | 860 m | 981 | Requires improvement 2024 | 11 | Compare |
| Lancaster Girls' Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 920 m | 1,038 | Good 2022 | 93 | Compare |
| Lancaster Ryelands Primary School | Council | 950 m | 362 | Report card 2026 | 43 | Compare |
| Chadwick High School | Academy alternative provision converter | 0.8 miles | 84 | Good 2020 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) yet.
How many pupils does Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) have?
13 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 40 places, so it is 33% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Lune Road, Lancaster, LA1 5QU
- Telephone
- 01524 381876
- Website
- lisal.school
- Teacher Co-Ordinator
- Ms Kathryn/Elspeth/Olakunbi Flasby/Mukerji/Mustapha
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Marsh
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 19 November 1999
- URN
- 132095 · LAESTAB 8886040 · UKPRN 10030101
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.