Longworth Primary School
School Close, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Wilson
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 82
- URN
- 123154
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865820364
About this school
Longworth Primary School is a Christian voluntary controlled primary school in Abingdon. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 82 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 100% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 100% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 100% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 17% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.40 | - | - |
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 Longworth 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 | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 100% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 73 |
| 2024/25 | 79 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longworth Primary School compares
Longworth Primary School ranked 50th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.9% | 20.3% | 82 | — |
| John Blandy Primary School | 65% | 3.4% | 15.3% | 296 | 1.1 miles |
| Standlake Church of England Primary School | 48% | 4.7% | 18.9% | 102 | 2.6 miles |
| Buckland Church of England Primary School | 93% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 111 | 3.0 miles |
| Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 139 | 3.6 miles |
| Aston and Cote Church of England Primary School | 85% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 199 | 3.7 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)
- 20.25%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 11.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Blandy Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Standlake Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Standlake
-
Buckland Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Faringdon
-
Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Aston and Cote Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Bampton
Other schools in Abingdon
Longworth Primary School ranks 5th of the 21 ranked primary schools in Abingdon.
- Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School Primary
- Caldecott Primary School Primary
- Carswell Community Primary School Primary
- Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Drayton Community Primary School Primary
- Dry Sandford Primary School Primary
- Dunmore Primary School Primary
- John Blandy Primary School Primary
- Long Furlong Primary School Primary
- Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School Primary
- Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Radley Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Longworth Primary School teach?
- Longworth Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Abingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Longworth Primary School?
- The headteacher of Longworth Primary School is Mr Neil Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Longworth Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longworth 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 big is Longworth Primary School?
- Longworth Primary School has 82 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Longworth Primary School full?
- Longworth Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 82 on roll (78%), 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 Longworth Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Longworth Primary School is designated Christian.
- Does Longworth Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Longworth Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Longworth Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Longworth Primary School rank locally?
- Longworth Primary School ranked 50th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Longworth Primary School's absence rate?
- Longworth Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longworth Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longworth 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 30 June 2026.