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EnglandNorth WestSouth RibblePR4 5YALongton Primary School
Primary

Longton Primary School

Primary

South Ribble · Preston · PR4 5YA www.longton.lancs.sch.uk/

Pupils
203
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
203
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
203
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 18/11/2014

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio28.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Longton Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
83%
+17pp
83%75%66%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
RWM higher standard
17%
+7pp
19%15%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
97%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
100%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
203
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
3%

Contact

Address
School lane, Longton, Preston, PR4 5YA
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
2024/2583%17%97%50%83%23%100%37%100%80%109.0109.0108.011%203
2023/2466%10%79%24%76%24%66%34%83%72%106.0104.0104.016%211
2022/2381%19%93%48%85%26%96%26%89%89%109.0108.0109.0+3.40+2.50+3.9012%203
2018/1974%10%84%19%87%29%81%42%90%87%105.0106.0107.0-1.60+0.20+0.009%211
2017/1870%11%85%30%89%30%85%22%93%93%106.0106.0108.0-0.80+0.00-0.907%208
2016/1779%10%90%24%86%21%86%28%90%86%106.0105.0107.0+1.40+0.40+0.108%213

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
2024/2520323.711%1%7%3%3%
2023/2421124.716%0%8%3%3%
2022/2320324.212%0%7%3%1%
2021/2220628.29%0%9%4%7%
2020/2120925.77%0%9%
2018/1921123.49%0%7%2%2%
2017/1820826.07%0%6%2%
2016/1721324.88%0%8%2%3%

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