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Longton Primary School

South Ribble, PR4 5YAPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
66%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
33 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#5,819
of 13,686 nationally

About Longton Primary School

Longton Primary School sits within the Lancashire local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 4 to 11, and is one of 480 primary schools in the area. In the most recent local rankings, it placed 184th, placing it comfortably within the middle of the pack. For context, the top-performing peers in the same authority include Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. Longton itself ranks 19th out of 35 schools within the South Ribble borough, putting it just above the halfway point. The school is led by headteacher Julie Brown and has a capacity of 210 pupils, with 203 currently on roll. It is a non-religious school with no formal sixth form, though it does offer nursery provision. The school is notably oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 94 applications for 30 places, with 29 offers going to first-preference families.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSchool lane, Longton Primary School, Preston, South Ribble, PR4 5YA
HeadteacherJulie Brown
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils203
Free School Meals (FSM)6.4%
School Capacity203 / 210 (97% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 11 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:50

After-school care

15:15-17:45

Source: longton.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Longton 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.