Longton Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Preston, Lancashire
Longton Primary School is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- School lane, Longton, Longton Primary School, Preston, PR4 5YA
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “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.”
To improve
- “However, at times, their achievement in some other subjects is less secure.”
- “However, at times, and especially in subjects other than reading and mathematics, teachers do not probe sufficiently to find out how secure pupils’ understanding is before introducing new information.”
- “This means that, occasionally, pupils’ understanding is not as deep as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 83% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Little Hoole Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained
- Howick Church Endowed Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Whitefield Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good
- Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good
- Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good