Longton Lane Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 22 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
St. Helens
Unique reference
104777
Address
Longton Lane, Rainhill, L35 8PB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
269 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
48.3%
Girls
51.7%
First language not English
8.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.7%
Persistent absence
12.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.4%
Other White 4.5%
African 3%
Other Asian 2.2%
Mixed 1.5%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAbove average2.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 82%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Longton Lane Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
33
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
15
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
31
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
16
13
Year 1
29
15
14
Year 2
59
34
25
Year 3
42
17
25
Year 4
39
21
18
Year 5
30
8
22
Year 6
41
19
22
Year 2023-2024

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