Longstone CofE Primary School
The Cross, Main Street, Great Longstone, DE45 1TZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Knight
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 139
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- URN
- 112887
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01629640377
About this school
Longstone CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Great Longstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 94 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Longstone CofE 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 20 September 2023, 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 | 17 | 16 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 38% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 0% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 63% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 63% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 50% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 104.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Longstone CofE 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longstone CofE Primary School compares
Longstone CofE Primary School ranked 61st of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.1% | 12.6% | 94 | — |
| Bakewell CofE Infant School | — | 4.9% | 37% | 36 | 2.2 miles |
| Pilsley CofE Primary School | 80% | 4.3% | 13.1% | 64 | 2.6 miles |
| Bakewell Methodist Academy | 59% | 4% | 45.5% | 39 | 2.7 miles |
| Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School | — | 22.4% | 46.7% | 20 | 2.9 miles |
| Litton CofE Primary School | 67% | 3.1% | 17.4% | 42 | 3.1 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)
- 12.63%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.11%
- Persistent absence
- 4.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bakewell CofE Infant School2.2 miles
Primary · Bakewell
-
Pilsley CofE Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Bakewell
-
Bakewell Methodist Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Bakewell
-
Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Litton CofE Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Buxton
Common questions
- What ages does Longstone CofE Primary School teach?
- Longstone CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Great Longstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Longstone CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Longstone CofE Primary School is Mr Mark Knight, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longstone CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longstone CofE 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 Longstone CofE Primary School?
- Longstone CofE Primary School has 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Longstone CofE Primary School full?
- Longstone CofE Primary School has capacity for 139 pupils and 94 on roll (68%), 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 Longstone CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Longstone CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Derby.
- Does Longstone CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Longstone CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Longstone CofE 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 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Longstone CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Longstone CofE Primary School ranked 61st of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Longstone CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Longstone CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longstone CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longstone CofE 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.