SCHOOL PROFILE

Longford Park Primary Academy

Primary Free schools URN 143655
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 214 Published school capacity
Capacity used 122.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

10 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

12 January 2022
Graded inspection Good
Published 17 February 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Gloucestershire
Trust GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 263 227 full-time · 36 part-time
Female pupils 110 41.8% of pupils
Male pupils 153 58.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

10.3%
14.5 pts below England
School 10.3%
Tewkesbury 19.6%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.0%
12.3 pts below England
School 8.0%
Tewkesbury 8.5%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.8%
0.2 pts below England
School 0.8%
Tewkesbury 0.7%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
78.3%
206
Any other White background
5.7%
15
Indian
4.6%
12
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
8
White and Black Caribbean
3.0%
8
Any other Asian background
1.9%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.5% 46 of 263 pupils
3.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.5%
Tewkesbury 22.2%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.6% 33 pupils
England 14.8% 2.2 pts below
EHC plans 4.9% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 1.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 19
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Speech, language & communication 5
Other difficulty or disability 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Tewkesbury 57.0%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

67.0%

6.8 pts below England

School 67.0%
Tewkesbury 75.5%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Tewkesbury 67.6%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

77.0%

5.0 pts above England

School 77.0%
Tewkesbury 68.6%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.09%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.13 pts lower than England
School 6.09%
Tewkesbury 6.47%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.59%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.23 pts lower than England
School 13.59%
Tewkesbury 15.22%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.72%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.91 pts higher than England
School 2.72%
Tewkesbury 2.21%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

122.9% 34.7 pts above England
Longford Park Primary Academy
122.9%
Tewkesbury
88.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information