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Longton Lane Community Primary School

St. Helens, L35 8PBPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2024
KS2 Results
55%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
37 1st-choice / 41 places
Ranking
#9,278
of 13,686 nationally

About Longton Lane Community Primary School

Longton Lane Community Primary School was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024, an ungraded visit that confirmed the school remains at this level. The school’s journey has been one of clear improvement: its previous graded inspection in 2015 gave it a Good overall, but before that, in 2013, it was rated Requires Improvement. The most recent inspection singled out the Early Years provision as Outstanding, while leadership and management were also judged Good. On the key academic metric for primary schools, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 tests. That figure sits below the St. Helens local authority average of 61%, and places the school 30th out of 47 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the bottom half locally and the bottom 50% nationally.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressLongton Lane, St Helens, St. Helens, L35 8PB
HeadteacherLinda Speed
Local AuthoritySt. Helens
Number of Pupils260
Free School Meals (FSM)21.5%
School Capacity260 / 310 (84% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (22 Mar 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 5 Feb 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Sports HallICT SuiteMusic RoomsGymnasiumForest SchoolLibraryOutdoor PlaygroundChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

RoundersSwimmingCricketCross CountryTennisNetball

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubCodingChoirScience ClubGardeningDrama

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: longtonlane.st-helens.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Longton Lane Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.