SCHOOL PROFILE

Longford Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 145685
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 414 Published school capacity
Capacity used 64.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 265 254 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 126 47.5% of pupils
Male pupils 139 52.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.4%
21.6 pts above England
School 46.4%
Cannock Chase 27.0%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.6%
17.7 pts below England
School 2.6%
Cannock Chase 4.2%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cannock Chase 0.5%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
84.2%
223
Gypsy / Roma
7.9%
21
White and Black Caribbean
2.6%
7
Any other Asian background
1.5%
4
Any other White background
1.5%
4
Traveller of Irish heritage
1.1%
3
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 25.7% 68 of 265 pupils
4.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.7%
Cannock Chase 21.9%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.9% 50 pupils
England 14.8% 4.1 pts above
EHC plans 6.8% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 0.8 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 37
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Moderate learning difficulty 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Specific learning difficulty 2

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

51.0% 9.4 pts below England
School 51.0%
Cannock Chase 60.2%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

66.0%

7.8 pts below England

School 66.0%
Cannock Chase 74.4%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Cannock Chase 70.4%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
Cannock Chase 72.3%
West Midlands 71.4%
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

7.97%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.75 pts higher than England
School 7.97%
Cannock Chase 6.05%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.51%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.70 pts higher than England
School 25.51%
Cannock Chase 16.32%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.65%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.16 pts lower than England
School 1.65%
Cannock Chase 1.25%
West Midlands 1.82%
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

64.0% 24.2 pts below England
Longford Primary Academy
64.0%
Cannock Chase
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
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