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Longford Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
High Road, Britford, Salisbury SP5 4DS · longford.wilts.sch.uk · 01722 327292
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 14%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wiltshire 57%, England 61%
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 42
- 47% of 90 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 1 families put the school first and 2 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 14% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Wiltshire it was 57%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126304)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Longford Church of England Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 7 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126304)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 126304), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126304)
Oct 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126304)