Longton Lane Community Primary School
Longton Lane, Rainhill, St Helens, L35 8PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Linda Speed
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 310
- Pupils on roll
- 284
- URN
- 104777
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01744678343
About this school
Longton Lane Community Primary School is a community primary school in St Helens. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 284 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Longton Lane Community 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 March 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 | 33 | 44 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 55% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 70% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 68% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 77% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Longton Lane Community 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 | St. Helens average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 269 |
| 2024/25 | 260 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longton Lane Community Primary School compares
Longton Lane Community Primary School ranked 31st of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.2% | 21.9% | 284 | — |
| St Ann's Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.6% | 9.7% | 404 | 0.6 miles |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 35.8% | 213 | 0.8 miles |
| Prescot Primary School | — | — | — | 448 | 0.9 miles |
| Nutgrove Methodist Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 18.4% | 194 | 0.9 miles |
| Whiston Willis Primary Academy | 63% | 6.3% | 41.7% | 419 | 1.0 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)
- 21.92%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 10.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Ann's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
St Luke's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
Prescot Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Whiston Willis Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Prescot
Other schools in St Helens
Longton Lane Community Primary School ranks 20th of the 36 ranked primary schools in St Helens.
- Ashurst Primary School Primary
- Bleak Hill Primary School Primary
- Broad Oak Community Primary School Primary
- Carr Mill Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Eaves Primary School Primary
- Eccleston Mere Primary School Primary
- Grange Valley Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Primary
- Legh Vale Primary School Primary
- Merton Bank Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Longton Lane Community Primary School teach?
- Longton Lane Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in St Helens.
- Who is the headteacher of Longton Lane Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Longton Lane Community Primary School is Mrs Linda Speed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longton Lane Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longton Lane Community 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 Longton Lane Community Primary School?
- Longton Lane Community Primary School has 284 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Longton Lane Community Primary School full?
- Longton Lane Community Primary School has capacity for 310 pupils and 284 on roll (92%), 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 Longton Lane Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Longton Lane Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Longton Lane Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Longton Lane Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Longton Lane Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Longton Lane Community Primary School compare with other schools in St. Helens?
- Longton Lane Community Primary School ranked 31st of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Longton Lane Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Longton Lane Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longton Lane Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longton Lane Community 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.