Longden CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Oct 17 2023 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
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Shropshire
Unique reference
123546
Address
Plealey Road, Longden, SY5 8EX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
143 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
49.7%
Girls
50.3%
First language not English
1.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
4.9%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.6%
Other White 2.8%
Mixed 2.8%
Other 2.1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average7.4
WritingWell above average4.7
MathsWell above average3.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 110
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Longden CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
8
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
8
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
8
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 classes23.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
3
1
2
Early Years 2, Full-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
3
1
2
Reception, Full-time
14
9
5
Year 1
26
8
18
Year 2
10
5
5
Year 3
24
15
9
Year 4
20
10
10
Year 5
20
9
11
Year 6
11
7
4
Year 2024-2025

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