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Longford Park Primary School

Cherwell, OX15 4FUPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Sep 2021
KS2 Results
73%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
56 1st-choice / 57 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#3319 of 13,686 nationally

About Longford Park Primary School

Longford Park Primary School’s Key Stage 2 results comfortably outpace the local authority average for primary schools. While the Oxfordshire average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 61%, Longford Park achieves 73% — a clear 12-point lead. This places the school in the top 25% nationally for this metric and 10th out of 45 schools in the Cherwell district. The school’s Ofsted rating is Outstanding across every category, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management — a clean sweep of top marks from its most recent inspection in 2021. That puts Longford Park among just 13 outstanding primaries in the entire Oxfordshire local authority, which contains 242 primary schools in total.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressLongford Park Road, Longford Park, Banbury, Cherwell, OX15 4FU
HeadteacherZoe Spilberg
Local AuthorityOxfordshire
Number of Pupils279
Free School Meals (FSM)14.7%
School Capacity279 / 354 (79% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Sept 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 10 Nov 2021. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
LibraryDining HallGymnasiumForest SchoolPlaying FieldsSensory RoomMusic RoomsSports HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

NetballGymnasticsCricketDanceFootballSwimming

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubArt ClubCodingEco ClubChessChoir

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Longford Park Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.