Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School

Lyne and Longcross C of E Aided Primary School is maintaining its good performance, demonstrating a welcoming and inclusive environment for pupils and families. The school fosters a strong sense of community, where students feel comfortable expressing their thoughts and feelings. With high expectations for achievement, the majority of pupils perform well, although there are concerns regarding reading support for some students, particularly those with special educational needs. The leadership has been proactively enhancing the curriculum since 2019, focusing on ambitious and logically sequenced content, supported by professional development for staff.

Strengths

• The school has a strong sense of community and inclusivity.
• Pupils express confidence in sharing their thoughts and feelings.
• Effective support for most pupils in their learning.
• High expectations for pupil achievement across most subjects.
• Active involvement of pupils through a junior leadership team.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent support in reading for some pupils, including those with SEND.
• Curriculum content in some subjects makes it challenging for teachers to focus on core knowledge.
• Precision of the early years curriculum needs improvement.

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 Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.0% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided 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 Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School had 18.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.2% 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, 11.9% of pupils at Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% 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 Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School received £7,362 and spent £7,717 for each of its 202 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £76,000 (£377 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 Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School have?

Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School has 202 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School cover?

Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School?

Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School is at Lyne Lane, Lyne, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0AJ.