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Longford Park Primary School

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

personMrs Zoe Spilberg

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location_onBanbury, OX15 4FU

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2021

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Students

236

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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Longford Park Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Banbury, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Longford Park Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Banbury, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of GLF SCHOOLS. The school has approximately 279 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #123 of 226 primaries in Oxfordshire and #8,990 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 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

65%

LA 61%

Reading77% LA 75%

Writing85% LA 71%

Maths77% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading91% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%England 60%

Reading-% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths-% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.4

Write

LA 0.0

Maths

LA -0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 64%England 65%

Reading-% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.0

Write

LA -0.3

Maths

LA -0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 64%

Reading-% LA 76%

Writing-% LA 77%

Maths-% LA 74%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

Write

LA -0.2

Maths

LA -0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 September 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

1 Evaluations

2021-09-29

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(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 279 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	279	2	0.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	276	6	2.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	275	4	1.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	259	2	0.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	259	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	236	4	1.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	193	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	193	6	3.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	183	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	165	3	1.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	153	3	2.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	147	1	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	126	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	126	2	1.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	122	3	2.5%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	99	1	1.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	94	2	2.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	86	1	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	57	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	50	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	42	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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Longford Park 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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