Long Row Primary School

Long Row Primary School continues to demonstrate a strong performance as a good school, emphasizing community, pupil well-being, and high expectations. The nurturing environment created within the school fosters happiness and safety among pupils, who are actively engaged in various leadership roles and community projects. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with a good start to early reading education that supports pupils, including those with special educational needs, in developing a love for reading and achieving well. However, there are areas requiring attention, particularly the effectiveness of curriculum delivery across all subjects. Some teachers may not always select appropriate activities that align with the curriculum, which can hinder pupil learning and retention of knowledge. To enhance educational outcomes, ongoing development of assessment and understanding monitoring systems is necessary, especially in subjects beyond English and mathematics.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on pupil well-being and community involvement
• High expectations for pupil behaviour and independence
• Effective early years foundation for reading and language skills
• Pupils engage positively in leadership and community projects
• Robust support for pupils with SEND in developing reading skills
• Variety of extracurricular clubs and activities available

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum delivery across subjects
• Teachers do not consistently check and address pupils' misconceptions

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Long Row Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.1% of pupils at Long Row Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Long Row Primary School had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.1% of pupils at Long Row Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Long Row Primary School received £6,444 and spent £6,512 for each of its 260 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £46,000 (£178 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Long Row Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Long Row Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Long Row Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Long Row Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Long Row Primary School have?

Long Row Primary School has 264 pupils on roll.

What age range does Long Row Primary School cover?

Long Row Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Long Row Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Long Row Primary School?

Long Row Primary School is at Long Row, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1DR.