Longford Primary Academy | School performance

51%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

276

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

26%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

51%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

276

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

26%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

51%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

276

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

26%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 19/10/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityStaffordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Longford Primary Academy · Primary · Staffordshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

51%

+6pp

51%42%33%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 51%

RWM higher standard

12%

+9pp

12%6%0%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

66%

Reading higher standard

30%

Writing expected standard

65%

Writing higher standard

12%

Maths expected standard

68%

Maths higher standard

23%

Science expected standard

67%

SPAG expected standard

64%

SPAG higher standard

32%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

276

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

45%

SEN

24%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

26%

Contact

Address

Ascot Drive, Cannock, WS11 1PD

Local authority

Staffordshire

Website

www.longford.staffs.sch.uk/

Telephone

01543227410

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	51%	12%	66%	30%	65%	12%	68%	23%	67%	64%	104.0	103.0	104.0	—	—	—	24%	276
2023/24	45%	3%	60%	14%	73%	8%	55%	10%	68%	74%	101.0	100.0	105.0	—	—	—	18%	305
2022/23	49%	0%	64%	21%	62%	0%	66%	4%	68%	68%	104.0	101.0	104.0	-1.20	-2.50	-1.60	15%	306
2018/19	33%	0%	60%	33%	40%	0%	57%	17%	50%	70%	102.0	100.0	102.0	-1.20	-8.60	-4.40	16%	289

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	276	17.4	24%	4%	45%	8%	26%
2023/24	305	22.9	18%	4%	44%	10%	33%
2022/23	306	25.3	15%	3%	43%	8%	26%
2021/22	305	26.1	13%	3%	43%	8%	30%
2020/21	260	24.5	16%	4%	39%	—	—
2018/19	289	—	16%	2%	23%	5%	12%