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Longlands Primary School

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

personMrs Lisa Millington

corporate_fareMARCHES ACADEMY TRUST

location_onMarket Drayton, TF9 1QU

language Visit Website phone 1630652312

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

209

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Longlands Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Market Drayton, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Longlands Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Market Drayton, Shropshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 217 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #19 of 95 primaries in Shropshire and #5,003 of 14,143 nationally.

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

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.8 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

61%

LA 56%

Reading81% LA 74%

Writing71% LA 69%

Maths61% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading100% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading85% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.5

-1.3 to 3.7

-0.2

Write

LA -0.1

-2.6 to 2.2

1.6

Maths

LA -0.7

-0.8 to 4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading76% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.2

-1.8 to 1.9

0.3

Write

LA -0.5

-1.4 to 2.1

2.5

Maths

LA -1.0

0.8 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 61%

Reading61% LA 76%

Writing82% LA 76%

Maths75% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.0

-0.2 to 4.4

2.3

Write

LA -0.7

0.1 to 4.5

Maths

LA -0.8

0.9 to 5.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 July 2023

Inspection Report

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17 October 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-07-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-10-17

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-11

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

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

0.5%(1 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 217 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)	217	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	10	4.8%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	221	8	3.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	212	4	1.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	205	4	2.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	213	6	2.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	209	4	1.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	204	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	211	7	3.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	7	3.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	189	8	4.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	197	4	2.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	196	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	195	4	2.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	212	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	207	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	188	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 27 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Longlands Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

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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