Longwood Primary School

Longwood Primary School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection and demonstrates a strong commitment to the academic and social growth of its students. Pupils report feeling happy and safe, and they thrive in a supportive environment characterized by mutual respect. The school's focus on reading and developing language skills is especially noteworthy, alongside a successful approach to integrating special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) students into all aspects of school life. Overall, the school is well-prepared for its upcoming graded inspection as it continues to enhance its educational offerings.

Strengths

• Pupils display excellent behavior and have positive attitudes towards learning.
• The school's approach to teaching reading is effective, enabling pupils to read confidently and fluently.
• Staff demonstrate strong subject knowledge and quickly address misconceptions.
• The personal development program is exceptionally strong, exposing pupils to a variety of experiences.
• The school creates a harmonious environment where mutual respect is evident between pupils and staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not attend school regularly, affecting their learning opportunities.

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 Longwood Primary School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.9% 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 Longwood Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Longwood Primary School had 15.1 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, 8.9% of pupils at Longwood Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Longwood Primary School received £8,895 and spent £8,085 for each of its 157 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £485,000 (£3,090 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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All schools in Tamworth · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

Longwood Primary School is part of Tame Valley Co-Operative Learning Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Thomas Barnes Primary School Tamworth

What is Longwood Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Longwood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Longwood Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Longwood Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Longwood Primary School have?

Longwood Primary School has 157 pupils on roll.

What age range does Longwood Primary School cover?

Longwood Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Longwood Primary School?

Longwood Primary School is at Allton Avenue, Mile Oak, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 3NH.