Long Mountain CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Worthen
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY5 9HT
Phone 01743891320
Reference Number 123518

Long Mountain CofE Primary School is currently rated as requiring improvement, building on a previous inspection that labeled it the same. While the school promotes a happy and caring environment where pupils feel safe, there are significant areas needing attention, particularly in the quality of education and personal development. The new headteacher has taken commendable steps to rejuvenate the school, elevating expectations for pupil achievement and enhancing the curriculum to be more ambitious. However, inconsistencies in curriculum delivery across subjects hinder the overall effectiveness of learning experiences for students.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 134
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.75%
Girls: 49.25%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 10 12 22
2 11 9 20
3 7 8 15
4 9 10 19
5 5 2 7
6 10 7 17

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.8%
White, Other 2.2%
Indian 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
White & Asian 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Requires Improvement
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 10 Jul 2024
Date Report
10 Jul 2024 School inspection:
18 Jan 2022 School inspection:
08 Nov 2016 Full inspection:
17 Mar 2015 Monitoring visit
19 Nov 2014 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
21 Sep 2011 Curriculum and development visit
08 Mar 2010 Full inspection:
29 Nov 2006 Full inspection:
30 Jan 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and cared for, fostering a supportive school environment.
  • The school has raised expectations for student achievement significantly this year.
  • Pupils enjoy a variety of clubs and enrichment activities.
  • Effective early reading instruction has resulted in most pupils reading with fluency.
  • The early years curriculum is well-adapted to meet children's needs.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistencies in curriculum delivery lead to disjointed learning experiences.
  • Support for some struggling readers does not focus adequately on comprehension.
  • Poor handwriting and spelling impact pupils' ability to express themselves clearly.
  • Delivery of personal development education lacks consistency across staff.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 65%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.9
Writing -4
Maths -4

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 3 0
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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