Longton Primary School
School lane, Longton, Longton Primary School, Preston, PR4 5YAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Longton Primary School is a primary school in Preston for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 8th of 106 primary schools in Preston. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 11 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 January 2025
Pupils feel privileged to be part of their school community. They respond well to the many high-quality opportunities and positions of responsibility on offer to them. For example, Year 5 pupils support Reception class 'buddies' diligently. They enjoy helping children in the early years to practise their reading and quickly settle into school routines. Pupils take an active part in the local community. This helps them to understand how they can make a positive contribution to society. Pupils recognise that embracing new challenges helps them to develop character. They are rightly proud of their many achievements in the 'Longton Primary School Plus' programme, which introduces pupils to new experiences, such as leading church services. They wear their armbands for this with pride. The school is a calm and welcoming place. Pupils behave well during lessons and while moving round the school. They play and chat with each other happily at social times. Pupils develop positive relationships with each other and with staff. The school expects all pupils to succeed academically. Pupils strive to do their best and typically achieve well. They benefit from the support of skilled staff. This is particularly true for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
What the school should improve
- The school does not ensure that pupils' knowledge is developed as well in some foundation subjects as it is in reading and mathematics. At times, the knowledge that pupils develop lacks depth. Consequently, they do not build up their knowledge across the curriculum as well as they could. The school should make sure that pupils build up their knowledge more evenly across the curriculum.
- The school does not delve deeply enough at times into how effectively it is performing in supporting pupils to achieve as well as they can. This includes the checks on how well pupils are learning the intended curriculum or if agreed protocols are successfully implemented. This means that the school does not identify as well as it could what is working well and what could be improved. The school should ensure that it has a clear and accurate understanding of where it most needs to focus its support for staff and pupils.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
30 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
213 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Longton Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Little Hoole Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
| New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 83% met the expected standard |
| Ashbridge Independent School | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Howick Church Endowed Primary School | 2 miles | Report card: Strong standard | 80% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Trust
- Axia Learning Alliance
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Brown
- Phone
- 01772612495
- Address
- School lane, Longton, Longton Primary School, Preston, PR4 5YA
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- URN
- 119350
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.