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EnglandNorth WestSt. HelensL35 8PBLongton Lane Community Primary School
Primary

Longton Lane Community Primary School

Primary

St. Helens · St Helens · L35 8PB www.longtonlane.st-helens.sch.uk

Pupils
260
cap. 310
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
260
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
260
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySt. Helens
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Longton Lane Community Primary School · Primary · St. Helens

Finance£6223 spend / pupil£6400 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
61%
+6pp
82%65%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
4%
+2pp
13%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
79%
LA AVG 72.6%
SPAG higher standard
29%
LA AVG 27.92%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.21
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
260
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Longton Lane, Rainhill, St Helens, L35 8PB
Local authority
St. Helens
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
2024/2561%4%82%50%71%11%68%25%86%79%107.0103.0107.020%260
2023/2455%2%70%27%66%5%68%16%73%77%104.0103.0105.019%269
2022/2382%9%88%39%82%12%85%36%79%82%106.0107.0106.0+0.40+0.80+2.4017%261
2018/1973%13%90%23%77%23%77%43%73%83%106.0105.0108.0+2.30+0.80+1.1020%225
2017/1847%3%67%30%80%27%50%10%83%70%104.0100.0104.0+0.30+2.40-2.1019%218
2016/1769%10%76%21%83%21%86%31%86%97%105.0106.0108.0-1.30-0.80-0.3019%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
2024/2526021.720%7%22%5%10%
2023/2426919.219%9%21%5%10%
2022/2326120.617%6%19%5%12%
2021/2227021.517%6%21%6%16%
2020/2124122.320%4%27%
2018/1922522.820%7%26%4%10%
2017/1821822.719%4%29%4%8%
2016/1720724.119%3%36%4%8%

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