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Longsands Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Preston, PR2 9PS

Requires improvement

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#7,275 of 15,057

Similar to most schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Longsands Community Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 2 Dec 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils213
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Caroline Lang
Local authorityLancashire
Opened29 Nov 1995
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 130261.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolLancashireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths65%, similar to England, better than Lancashire60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.6%, similar to England, similar to Lancashire7%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.107, similar to England, better than Lancashire105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.106, similar to England, better than Lancashire104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105, similar to England, similar to Lancashire105105
Expected standard in reading81%, better than England, better than Lancashire74%76%
Expected standard in writing74%, similar to England, similar to Lancashire71%73%
Expected standard in maths81%, better than England, better than Lancashire74%75%
Pupils taking tests31--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils213
Girls103
Boys110
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.9.9%
First language not English9.9%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.210
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.0%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.28
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.12
Average class size30.4

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
65.7%
Indian
10.3%
Other Asian
8.5%
Pakistani
3.3%
Other ethnic group
2.8%
Other White
2.3%
White and Black African
1.9%
White and Asian
1.9%
Other mixed
1.9%
African
0.9%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher24
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.14
Teachers (FTE)8.88
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.71
Support staff (FTE)8.74
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/256.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.8

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.30
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.76
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.34
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.28
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolLancashireEngland
Overall absence4.1%, better than England, better than Lancashire5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.7.6%, better than England, better than Lancashire13%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Lancashire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate2.3%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.4%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Longsands Community Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimaryBrookfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miNot applicableHighfield Priory SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.7 miPrimaryHolme Slack Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.7 miPrimarySt Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, PrestonAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryPreston Greenlands Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryPreston Grange Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.0 miPrimarySt Gregory's Catholic Primary School, PrestonVoluntary aided school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryMoor Nook Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryKennington Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimarySherwood Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Longsands Community Primary School

What is Longsands Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Longsands Community Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 2 Dec 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Longsands Community Primary School rank in England?

Longsands Community Primary School ranks 7,275 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (similar to most schools).

What are Longsands Community Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils at Longsands Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Longsands Community Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Longsands Community Primary School made 30 offers from 76 applications (2.5 per offer), and 28 of 34 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Longsands Community Primary School?

Longsands Community Primary School has 213 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Longsands Community Primary School?

Longsands Community Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Longsands Community Primary School?

At Longsands Community Primary School, the average class had 30.4 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 24 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Longsands Community Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Longsands Community Primary School missed 4.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 7.6% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.