Longden CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Longden CofE Primary School is a primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Plealey Lane, Longden, Shrewsbury, SY5 8EX
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 140 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “At the heart of Longden CofE Primary are the school’s values of friendship, respect and compassion.”
- “Pupils say that the best thing about this school is that ‘everyone is friendly'.”
- “Pupils learn how to get on well with each other.”
To improve
- “Pupils do not achieve as well in writing as they do in reading and mathematics.”
- “However, not all pupils secure these foundations as well as they could.”
- “In addition, work given in English for some older pupils is too hard for them because it is not well matched to what they know and can do.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 April 2026 (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) | 64% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Shropshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Shropshire.
- St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pontesbury CofE Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Edward's CofE Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Condover CofE Primary School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bowbrook Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Radbrook Primary School 3.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published