Newton Longville Church of England Primary School

About Newton Longville Church of England Primary School

Newton Longville Church of England Primary School sits within the Buckinghamshire local authority, a county with a large number of primary schools. In the most recent local rankings, the school placed 85th out of 184 same-type schools, placing it just above the middle of the pack. Its ranking score of 60 puts it behind the top-performing peers in the area, such as Ickford School, Frieth Church of England Combined School, and Elangeni School, which all scored significantly higher. The school is a state-funded, mixed primary for children aged 4 to 11, with a Church of England religious character. It has a relatively small roll of 199 pupils against a capacity of 210, and just over 10% of its students are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly below the national average. Judith Trainor is the headteacher, and the school has held a Good rating from Ofsted since at least its 2011 graded inspection, with the most recent ungraded inspection in 2021 confirming it remains Good.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined was 60%, which is a little below the Buckinghamshire local authority average of 64%. However, reading was a clear strength: 93% of pupils met the expected standard, and 33% achieved a higher score, with an average scaled score of 108. Maths was more modest, with 77% at the expected standard and an average score of 105. Writing and maths both saw 13% of pupils reach the higher standard. The school’s national ranking places it in the bottom half of all primaries, at the 58th percentile, and in the bottom 50 tier for its metric. Progress scores are not available, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds compared with pupils’ starting points.

The school offers a good range of facilities for a primary of its size, including a forest school, sensory room, music rooms, an ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports provision covers athletics, netball, football, cricket, tennis, dance, and cross country, and there are several clubs such as chess, film, book, and science club. The school has a broad SEND offer, with provisions for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, social and emotional mental health needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Admissions for 2025/26 show the school is oversubscribed: 69 applications for 30 places, with 27 offers made to first-preference applicants from 30 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.3. This is a school that suits families who value a Church of England ethos, a strong reading focus, and a supportive SEND environment, but who are comfortable with results that sit around the local average.

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