Longford Park Primary Academy

Longford Park Primary Academy is performing well overall, demonstrating strong standards in various areas. The school has a solid focus on improving pupils’ academic outcomes, particularly in reading, writing, and mathematics, with clear strategies in place to secure these skills from the early years onwards. While most pupils are meeting the expected standards, there is a recognition that more opportunities for application across subjects could further enhance outcomes, particularly for high-attaining pupils. Additionally, the school has a commendable culture of safeguarding and inclusion, with dedicated efforts to support disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs.

Strengths

• Strong focus on reading, writing, and mathematical skills
• Effective safeguarding culture promoting pupil safety
• Broad and ambitious curriculum with secure phonics instruction
• High expectations for pupil behaviour and attendance
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
• Positive relationships between staff, pupils, and parents

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient opportunities for applying knowledge across subjects
• Need for refined use of assessment information to enhance curriculum knowledge

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 Longford Park Primary Academy attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.6% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Longford Park Primary Academy 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 Longford Park Primary Academy had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.4% 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, 12.5% of pupils at Longford Park Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 2024–25 Longford Park Primary Academy received £6,542 and spent £6,780 for each of its 249 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £190,000 (£765 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Gloucestershire Learning Alliance, income was £6,776 and spending £6,867 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Gloucester · Gloucestershire local authority: places and applications

Longford Park Primary Academy is part of Gloucestershire Learning Alliance, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Churchdown Village Infant School Gloucester
• Springbank Primary Academy Cheltenham
• Rowanfield Junior School Cheltenham
• Rowanfield Infant School Cheltenham
• Tredington Community Primary School Tewkesbury
• Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy Cheltenham
• Great Oldbury Primary Academy Stonehouse
• Northway Infant School Tewkesbury
• Carrant Brook Junior School Tewkesbury
• Badsey First School Evesham

What is Longford Park Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Longford Park Primary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Longford Park Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Longford Park Primary Academy was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Longford Park Primary Academy have?

Longford Park Primary Academy has 263 pupils on roll.

What age range does Longford Park Primary Academy cover?

Longford Park Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Longford Park Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Longford Park Primary Academy?

Longford Park Primary Academy is at Clock Tower Road, Longford, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 9FP.