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EnglandNorth WestPrestonPR2 9PSLongsands Community Primary School
Primary

Longsands Community Primary School

Primary

Preston · Preston · PR2 9PS http://www.longsandscp.org.uk

Pupils
213
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
213
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
213
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/06/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Longsands Community Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
65%
+13pp
87%70%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
6%
-4pp
20%13%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
213
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Longsands Lane, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9PS
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2565%6%81%32%74%6%81%35%81%68%107.0106.0105.014%213
2023/2452%10%66%28%62%10%76%28%86%69%104.0105.0105.012%212
2022/2372%10%76%45%79%17%86%59%83%83%108.0109.0110.0+0.30-0.30+2.705%208
2018/1987%17%93%37%90%23%97%50%90%97%108.0109.0110.0+4.00+2.10+4.805%210
2017/1883%20%93%47%87%23%97%57%97%93%109.0111.0110.0+3.10-0.10+5.205%210
2016/1785%22%85%52%89%26%96%52%93%96%108.0109.0111.0+3.90+1.50+4.507%207

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521324.614%7%11%4%8%
2023/2421221.212%8%11%6%18%
2022/2320820.85%6%11%5%10%
2021/2220522.35%4%11%5%12%
2020/2120124.54%4%10%
2018/1921029.25%2%6%3%6%
2017/1821026.95%0%4%3%2%
2016/1720720.77%0%4%2%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.