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Longsands Community Primary School
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Foundational Skills: High quality marking and challenging questioning contribute to rapid learning gains in mathematics.
Success of the Curriculum: The curriculum offers a balance of academic, physical, and creative activities, contributing greatly to progress and enjoyment.
Areas Needing Improvement: Provide more opportunities for practicing writing skills across other subjects.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Pupils' attainment is particularly high in mathematics. Writing attainment lags behind reading.
Support for Falling Behind: Targeted booster activities help pupils who need to catch up.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Excellent behaviour, very attentive and eager to learn. Exemplary behaviour.
Support for SEND Pupils: Sensitive deployment of support staff enables pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities to make good progress.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Pupils say they feel totally safe and know help is always close at hand.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Extremely high quality pastoral support is evident, ensuring welfare needs are met.
Parent Feedback: Parents appreciate the genuine dedication and commitment of staff.
Parental Involvement: Strong partnerships with parents and carers reflected in regular communication.
Extracurricular Activities: An excellent range of extra-curricular activities, trips, and visitors available.
Teacher Engagement: Teachers show enthusiasm, positive relationships, and effective classroom organization.
Impact on Student Progress: In Year 6, challenging teaching leads to high standards with many reaching higher levels.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Teachers do not always make effective use of assessment information to challenge more-able pupils.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Effective but inconsistent in use across different year groups.
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Longsands Community Primary School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Lancashire, North West.

It has 212 students from age 4-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 21 : 1.

At this school, 72% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Phase of Education Primary Primary Primary
Type Local Authority Maintained Schools Local Authority Maintained Schools Local Authority Maintained Schools
Snobe grade
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Ofset report Good Good Good
Age range 4-11 3-11 4-11
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 21.2 25.8 18.5
Proficient Math 109 108 103
Proficient Read 108 109 104
Grade 5 or above GCSE - - -
Grade 5 or above A Level - - -
Day Fees - - -
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Primary Exam Result

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 109 96 97
Reading 108 97 98

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 72% 55.57% 55.96%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 10% 7.4% 7.42%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 0.3 Average
Writing -0.3 Average
Maths 2.7 Above Average

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 109 2 95 96
Reading 108 1 95 95

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 87% 4 60.01% 60.44%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 17% 3 9.2% 9.72%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 4.0 Well Above Average
Writing 2.1 Above Average
Maths 4.8 Well Above Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 111 2 94 94
Reading 109 1 95 95

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 83% 2 60.92% 59.51%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 20% 2 9.08% 9.16%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 3.1 Above Average
Writing -0.1 Average
Maths 5.2 Well Above Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 109 94 93
Reading 108 95 93

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 85% 57.03% 56.29%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 22% 7.79% 8.19%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 3.9 Well Above Average
Writing 1.5 Above Average
Maths 4.5 Well Above Average
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Holidays 2024/25

Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 21st Oct 2024 - 25th Oct 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 2nd Sep 2024 - 20th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 26th Oct 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025
Students Teachers
21 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Longsands Community Primary School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1

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