Longden CofE Primary School

Longden CofE Primary School demonstrates strong performance across multiple areas, particularly in personal development and wellbeing, where pupils are equipped for future challenges. The school fosters a nurturing environment that promotes positive relationships, effective emotional support, and a robust approach to safeguarding. While the curriculum is well-structured and staff are dedicated, writing performance is identified as needing improvement, highlighting a need for more consistent approaches in this area. Overall, the school is regarded as integral to the community, building trust and engagement among pupils and parents alike.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on personal development and wellbeing for pupils.
• Effective safeguarding measures are in place, creating a safe environment.
• Pupils demonstrate respect for diversity and understand British values.
• High performance in reading and mathematics, surpassing national averages.
• Well-structured curriculum that is adaptive to mixed-age classes.
• Strong support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent student achievement in writing compared to reading and mathematics.
• Some English work for older pupils is not well matched to their capabilities.

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 Longden CofE Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.2% 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 Longden CofE 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 Longden CofE Primary School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.7% 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, 13.6% of pupils at Longden CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.7% 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 Longden CofE Primary School received £8,311 and spent £8,413 for each of its 136 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £24,000 (-£179 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 Longden CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Longden CofE Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Longden CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Longden CofE Primary School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Longden CofE Primary School have?

Longden CofE Primary School has 140 pupils on roll.

What age range does Longden CofE Primary School cover?

Longden CofE Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Longden CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Longden CofE Primary School?

Longden CofE Primary School is at Plealey Lane, Longden, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 8EX.