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Longridge Church of England Primary School

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

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location_onPreston, PR3 3JA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

192

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Expected Standard

83%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Longridge Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Preston, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 8% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Longridge Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Preston, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 195 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #87 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #4,164 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. 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 25.0:1. 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.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 59%

Reading93% LA 73%

Writing87% LA 69%

Maths83% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing89% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading97% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.2

-0.1 to 4.4

1.9

Write

LA 0.1

-0.2 to 4.0

3.1

Maths

LA -0.3

1.0 to 5.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading83% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.0

Read

LA -0.2

1.7 to 6.2

4.4

Write

LA 0.1

2.3 to 6.5

7.2

Maths

LA -0.2

5.2 to 9.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 65%

Reading93% LA 76%

Writing86% LA 78%

Maths97% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.6

Read

LA 0.1

2.4 to 6.8

1.9

Write

LA 0.1

-0.2 to 4

4.2

Maths

LA 0.0

2.2 to 6.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 March 2022

Inspection Report

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15 November 2016

Inspection Report

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23 February 2012

Inspection Report

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06 May 2009

Inspection Report

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04 April 2006

Inspection Report

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03 July 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-11-15

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-02-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-05-06

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

0.0%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 195 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)	195	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	181	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	181	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	181	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	171	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	168	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	165	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	165	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	165	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	179	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	184	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	185	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	186	3	1.6%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	189	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	192	1	0.5%	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 40 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils