Longney Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2012–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Longney Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 1 February 2024. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Longney Church of England Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 7 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 4 of the 11 earlier years.
- The Reception last distance swung sharply between some of those earlier years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 2 first-choice applications for 2 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 25% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Chatter Street, Longney, Gloucester, GL2 3SL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 62 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 1 February 2024
Strengths
- “Longney Church of England Primary Academy is a welcoming and inclusive school at the heart of its local community.”
- “Pupils here are happy and safe.”
- “They particularly enjoy the range of extra-curricular activities on offer, which include sports, arts and a popular chess club.”
To improve
- “However, a significant number of pupils have gaps in their writing knowledge.”
- “This means that they struggle with letter formation, writing sentences and completing extended writing tasks.”
- “This is having an impact on the way they learn in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 March 2024 (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) | 63% | 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: 2 first-preference applications, 2 offers in total, 2 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.
- Walmore Hill Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Whitminster Endowed Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lakefield CofE Primary School 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Field Court Church of England Infant Academy 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Field Court Junior School 2.8 mi Not judged
- Beech Green Primary School 2.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
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