Longton Primary School is a primary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 19/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.2%, which is 1.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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School lane, Preston

School Information

Address: School lane, Preston, PR4 5YA
Website: www.longton.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01772612495
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julie Brown
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119350

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 209
Number of Boys: 101
Number of Girls: 108

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.6
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.2
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longton Primary School
School lane , Longton PR4 5YA 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton
Chapel Lane , Longton PR4 5EB 		3out of 4 482 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Little Hoole Primary School
Dob Lane , Walmer Bridge PR4 5QL 		3out of 4 1,769 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School
Hugh Barn Lane , New Longton PR4 4XA 		3out of 4 2,860 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Howick Church Endowed Primary School
Liverpool Road , Penwortham PR1 0NB 		3out of 4 2,978 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Liverpool Road , Hutton PR4 5SN 		3out of 4 1,730 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashbridge Independent School
Lindle Lane , Hutton PR4 4AQ 		- not rated 2,883 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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