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Longstone CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Simon Beahan

location_onGreat Longstone, DE45 1TZ

language Visit Website phone 1629640377

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

104

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Longstone CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Great Longstone, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Longstone CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Great Longstone, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 95 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #90 of 246 primaries in Derbyshire and #6,492 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 58%

Reading82% LA 73%

Writing82% LA 69%

Maths82% LA 71%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading63% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing44% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading88% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA -0.2

-0.7 to 5.2

-1.5

Write

LA -0.2

-4.4 to 1.4

2.3

Maths

LA -0.4

-0.5 to 5.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading94% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing94% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.5

-2.3 to 3.6

1.4

Write

LA -0.2

-1.3 to 4.1

0.0

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.5 to 2.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 63%

Reading89% LA 76%

Writing85% LA 78%

Maths85% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA -0.7

-1.5 to 3.3

0.5

Write

LA -0.5

-1.7 to 2.7

-1.1

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.3 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 September 2023

Inspection Report

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09 May 2018

Inspection Report

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06 November 2013

Inspection Report

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18 October 2011

Inspection Report

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19 January 2009

Inspection Report

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26 September 2007

Inspection Report

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28 March 2006

Inspection Report

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24 May 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-11-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-10-18

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 95 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	95	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	94	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	100	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	100	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	98	1	1.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	106	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	104	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	102	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	109	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	110	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	110	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	107	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	106	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	103	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	107	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	107	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	106	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	103	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	103	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	116	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	116	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	115	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	123	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	120	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	123	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Longstone CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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