Long Mead Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Requires improvement
Apr 1 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 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
Kent
Unique reference
118575
Address
Waveney Road, TN10 3JU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
122 (55% of total capacity)
Boys
46.7%
Girls
53.3%
First language not English
13.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
49.2%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
34.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73%
Mixed 8.2%
Indian 4.1%
African 4.1%
Other White 2.5%
Bangladeshi 2.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1.6%
Chinese 1.6%
Other 1.6%
Unclassified 0.8%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.8
WritingWell below average-3.3
MathsAverage-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 44%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 6%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Long Mead Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
9
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
6
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
6
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
9
5
4
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
6
3
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
15
10
5
Year 1
10
4
6
Year 2
22
13
9
Year 3
10
3
7
Year 4
15
4
11
Year 5
16
8
8
Year 6
18
6
12
Year 2024-2025