Longsands Community Primary School is a primary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's outcomes for pupils is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/06/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Longsands Lane, Preston

School Information

Address: Longsands Lane, Preston, PR2 9PS
Website: http://www.longsandscp.org.uk
Telephone: 01772795676
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Susan McKeown
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 130261

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 201
Number of Boys: 106
Number of Girls: 95

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 4 Confidence interval 1.8 to 6.2
Writing
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.2
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.8 Confidence interval 2.9 to 6.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longsands Community Primary School
Longsands Lane , Fulwood PR2 9PS
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brookfield Community Primary School
Watling Street Road , PR2 6TU
3out of 4 739 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holme Slack Community Primary School
Manor House Lane , PR1 6HP
3out of 4 1,201 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
Gamull Lane , Ribbleton PR2 6SJ
3out of 4 1,266 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Preston Greenlands Community Primary School
Dawnay Road , PR2 6BB
3out of 4 1,339 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Archbishop Temple School, A Church of England Specialist College
St Vincent's Road , Fulwood PR2 8RA
4out of 4 2,154 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Moor Park Avenue , PR1 6DT
2out of 4 2,255 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
St Vincent's Road , Fulwood PR2 8QY
3out of 4 2,321 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Deepdale Mill Street , PR1 5BY
4out of 4 2,483 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Fulwood Academy
Black Bull Lane , PR2 9YR
1out of 4 3,231 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston College
Fulwood Campus , St Vincent's Road PR2 8UR
- not rated 1,883 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfield Priory School
Fulwood Row , Fulwood PR2 5RW
- not rated 1,054 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Larches High School
Moor Park , PR1 6AA
3out of 4 1,953 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Ribbleton Hall Drive , PR2 6EE
3out of 4 1,985 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Acorns Primary School
Moor Park , Blackpool Road PR1 6AU
3out of 4 2,009 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Lancashire Education Medical Services
Childrens Ward 7 Royal Preston Hospital , Sharoe Green Lane PR2 9HT
- not rated 2,223 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.