Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is currently rated as 'Requires Improvement' overall, with notable challenges in the quality of education, behaviour, and leadership. While the early years provision and personal development are deemed good, inconsistent teaching has led to insufficient pupil achievement in mainstream classes. The school benefits from a supportive pastoral care system, particularly for vulnerable groups, and has strong parental engagement, highlighting a positive community atmosphere.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and valued individually.
• Early years provision is well tailored to children's needs.
• Good support for pupils with SEND in specially resourced provision.
• Strong parental engagement and community involvement.
• Pupils benefit from a broad range of activities and experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent teaching impacts overall pupil achievement.
• Assessment practices are not fully established across the school.
• Behaviour expectations are not consistently high.
• High levels of pupil absence, particularly among disadvantaged pupils.
• Professional development does not consistently lead to improved teaching practices.

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 Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.1% 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, 5.7% of pupils at Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 15.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.9% 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, 14.7% of pupils at Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 15.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 36 pupils.

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 Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School received £9,783 and spent £10,435 for each of its 286 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £270,000 (£944 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 Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School have?

Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has 286 pupils on roll.

What age range does Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School cover?

Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 35% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is at Main Road, Longfield, Kent, DA3 7PW.