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Longshaw Infant School

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

person Mrs Vicky Foy (Headteacher)

location_onBlackburn, BB2 3NF

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Ofsted

Expected standard

Inspected 2026

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Students

212

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Longshaw Infant School is a Community school primary school in Blackburn, serving ages 4-7. Assessed at Expected standard by Ofsted on its latest Report Card inspection.

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School Summary

Longshaw Infant School is a community school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, admitting pupils aged 4-7. The school has approximately 203 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2026. The school's current overall rating is Expected standard. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Expected standard, behaviour and attitudes Expected standard, personal development Expected standard, and leadership and management Expected standard.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 January 2026

Inspection Report

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28 September 2021

Inspection Report

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18 September 2018

Inspection Report

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24 September 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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21 September 2009

Inspection Report

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27 February 2007

Inspection Report

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15 April 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2026-01-06

S5 Inspection REIF Report Card

Report Card

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Why no single overall grade?

From autumn 2024 / 2025, Ofsted replaced single-word headline grades (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate) with individual area judgements on a Report Card.

Curriculum & Teaching

Expected standard

Achievement

Expected standard

Attendance & Behaviour

Expected standard

Personal Development

Expected standard

Inclusion

Strong standard

Leadership & Governance

Expected standard

Early Years

Expected standard

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2021-09-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2018-09-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2014-09-24

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

2009-09-21

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 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 215 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	215	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	217	3	1.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	243	3	1.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	237	3	1.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	223	1	0.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	222	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	250	1	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	242	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	250	2	0.8%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	253	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils