Longford Park Primary Academy

GloucestershireFree schools

Clock Tower Road, Longford, Gloucester, GL2 9FP

Headteacher: Mrs Andrea PreedySchool website ↗Pupils: 263 (capacity: 214)Part of GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE
Ofsted Good
Inspected January 2022
Oversubscribed
64% of first-choice applicants offered a place
71%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected January 2022
64%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 12 January 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
71.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
11.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 67%·Writing 75%·Maths 77%All three 71%
Reading
Expected67%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected75%
Exceeding14%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected77%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
45
How many got their first choice?
29of 45 (64.4%)
How many applied in total?
131

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
10.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
27.0%
Boys and girls
40%girls·60%boys
104 girls, 159 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 71% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2016/17-----
2017/18-----
2018/19-----
2022/2353.0%13.0%+3.3+4.2+3.4
2023/2461.0%10.0%---
2024/2571.0%11.0%---
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