Longden CofE Primary School
Plealey Lane, Longden, Shrewsbury, SY5 8EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Johnson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 140
- URN
- 123546
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01743860480
About this school
Longden CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 140 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 14 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 57% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 79% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 79% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 79% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +7.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Longden 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 | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 167 |
| 2023/24 | 152 |
| 2024/25 | 143 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longden CofE Primary School compares
Longden CofE Primary School ranked 44th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% 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 | 64% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 140 | — |
| St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School | 54% | 5.2% | 17.1% | 104 | 1.8 miles |
| Pontesbury CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 13% | 211 | 2.4 miles |
| Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 51% | 3.8% | 6.8% | 472 | 2.7 miles |
| St Edward's CofE Primary School | 100% | 4.5% | 17.7% | 31 | 3.1 miles |
| Condover CofE Primary School | 75% | 4.5% | 6.9% | 129 | 3.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report24 February 2026
- 17 October 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.6%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.18%
- Persistent absence
- 12.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Pontesbury CofE Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School2.7 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
St Edward's CofE Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Condover CofE Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shrewsbury
Longden CofE Primary School ranks 19th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Shrewsbury.
- Baschurch CofE Primary School Primary
- Belvidere Primary School Primary
- Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bowbrook Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clive CofE Primary School Primary
- Coleham Primary School Primary
- Condover CofE Primary School Primary
- Crowmoor Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Greenacres Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Longden CofE Primary School teach?
- Longden CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Longden CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Longden CofE Primary School is Mrs Sally Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Longden CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longden 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 big is Longden CofE Primary School?
- Longden CofE Primary School has 140 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Longden CofE Primary School full?
- Longden CofE Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 140 on roll (133%), so it is at or above 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 Longden CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Longden CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Hereford.
- Does Longden CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Longden CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Longden CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Longden CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Longden CofE Primary School ranked 44th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% 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 Longden CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Longden CofE 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 Longden CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longden 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 30 June 2026.