Long Ridings Primary School

Long Ridings Primary School continues to demonstrate strong performance as a good school, fostering an environment where pupils are enthusiastic, happy learners who produce high-quality work. The recent improvements in teaching approaches have had a positive impact, particularly in reading, where pupils are engaged and motivated. Although some subjects are not yet fully developed in their teaching strategies, the overall commitment to enhancing pupils' education is evident and remains a focus for the school leadership.

Strengths

• Pupils display positive attitudes to learning and produce high-quality work.
• The school prioritizes improving pupils' reading and offers effective support for those who need it.
• Pupils demonstrate strong communication skills and articulate their thoughts well.
• There is a strong emphasis on promoting values such as tolerance and respect among pupils.
• Leaders and the governing body work effectively together to support school initiatives.

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of subjects, teaching approaches are not yet fully developed.
• Some teachers do not consistently implement all strategies identified by leaders.
• Pupils with SEND do not always receive the precise support they need in some subjects.

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 Ridings Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.3% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Long Ridings 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 Ridings Primary School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.3% 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, 11.5% of pupils at Long Ridings Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 Ridings Primary School received £6,430 and spent £6,318 for each of its 392 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £154,000 (£392 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 Ridings Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Long Ridings Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Long Ridings Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Long Ridings Primary School have?

Long Ridings Primary School has 392 pupils on roll.

What age range does Long Ridings Primary School cover?

Long Ridings Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Long Ridings Primary School?

Long Ridings Primary School is at Long Ridings Avenue, Hutton, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 1DU.