Longlands Primary School
Woodside Road, Sidcup, DA15 7JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Baines
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 293
- URN
- 101429
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083002368
About this school
Longlands Primary School is a community primary school in Sidcup. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 293 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Longlands Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 45 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 42% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 2% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 62% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 60% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 60% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Longlands Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 305 |
| 2023/24 | 300 |
| 2024/25 | 303 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longlands Primary School compares
Longlands Primary School ranked 17th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.7% | 14.5% | 293 | — |
| Dulverton Primary School | 77% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 444 | 0.6 miles |
| Burnt Oak Junior School | 76% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 245 | 0.6 miles |
| Birkbeck Primary School | 85% | 5.1% | 10.4% | 664 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School | 52% | 5% | 11.8% | 241 | 0.7 miles |
| Edgebury Primary School | 66% | 4.6% | 9.9% | 404 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.52%
- English as an additional language
- 17.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.66%
- Persistent absence
- 11.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dulverton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Burnt Oak Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Birkbeck Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School0.7 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Edgebury Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chislehurst
Other schools in Sidcup
Longlands Primary School ranks 4th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Sidcup.
- Birkbeck Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Junior School Primary
- Chatsworth Infant School Primary
- Days Lane Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School Primary
- Hope Community School Primary
- Orchard Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary
- Royal Park Primary Academy Primary
- Sherwood Park Primary School Primary
- St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School Primary
- Blackfen School for Girls Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Longlands Primary School teach?
- Longlands Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Sidcup.
- Who is the headteacher of Longlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Longlands Primary School is Mr Tom Baines, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longlands Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longlands Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Longlands Primary School?
- Longlands Primary School has 293 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Longlands Primary School full?
- Longlands Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 293 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Longlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Longlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Longlands Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Longlands Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Longlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Longlands Primary School compare with other schools in Bexley?
- Longlands Primary School ranked 17th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Longlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Longlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longlands Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.