The Ribble Autism School
The Ribble Autism School is an independent special school in Preston for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 10 pupils and every place is taken.
Emily Street, Lostock Hall, Preston, PR5 5SZ01772 505109Lisa Sharrock headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 10 | 8 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall | Roman Catholic | 110 m | 341 | No overall grade 2024 | 38 | Compare |
| Applebee Wood School | Academy | 410 m | 179 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Lostock Hall Community Primary School | Foundation | 570 m | 422 | Good 2024 | 77 | Compare |
| Lostock Hall Academy | Academy | 760 m | 759 | Good 2022 | 54 | Compare |
| Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School | Church of England | 840 m | 184 | Good 2022 | 75 | Compare |
| Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 446 | Good 2024 | 65 | Compare |
| Kingsfold Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 126 | Good 2022 | 12 | Compare |
| St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 1.2 miles | 251 | No overall grade 2025 | 11 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Ribble Autism School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Ribble Autism School yet.
How many pupils does The Ribble Autism School have?
10 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 10 places, so it is 100% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Emily Street, Lostock Hall, Preston, PR5 5SZ
- Telephone
- 01772 505109
- Headteacher
- Lisa Sharrock
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Lostock Hall
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 26 June 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150282 · LAESTAB 8886134
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.