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Longden CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Sally Johnson

location_onShrewsbury, SY5 8EX

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

167

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Longden CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Shrewsbury, serving ages 2-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Longden CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 143 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #50 of 95 primaries in Shropshire and #9,248 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.3:1. 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

64%

LA 56%

Reading73% LA 74%

Writing64% LA 69%

Maths91% LA 70%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading79% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading92% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

7.4

Read

LA 0.5

5.0 to 9.9

4.7

Write

LA -0.1

2.3 to 7.0

3.1

Maths

LA -0.7

0.8 to 5.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading89% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.0

Read

LA -0.2

0.9 to 7.1

0.8

Write

LA -0.5

-2.1 to 3.7

0.8

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.9 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 61%

Reading93% LA 76%

Writing80% LA 76%

Maths100% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA 0.0

0.4 to 6.4

Write

LA -0.7

-1.9 to 3.9

3.3

Maths

LA -0.8

0.6 to 6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 October 2023

Inspection Report

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22 November 2017

Inspection Report

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12 September 2012

Inspection Report

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21 June 2011

Inspection Report

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13 July 2010

Inspection Report

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16 January 2007

Inspection Report

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17 June 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-11-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-09-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-07-13

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 143 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	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	143	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	139	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	149	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	152	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	150	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	166	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	167	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	165	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	163	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	161	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	161	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	163	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	164	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	156	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	155	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	155	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	143	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	157	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	146	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	138	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	134	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	131	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	124	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	135	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	129	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	126	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 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Longden 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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