Longford CofE (VC) Primary School
High Road, Britford, Salisbury, SP5 4DS
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by Longford Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Knipe
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 65
- URN
- 126304
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
About this school
Longford CofE (VC) Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Salisbury. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 65 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Longford CofE (VC) Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 14% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 21% |
| Expected standard in maths | 42% | 14% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 14% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 93.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - |
| Maths progress | -4.90 | - |
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 Longford CofE (VC) 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 | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 14% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Longford CofE (VC) Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.5% | 47.7% | 65 | — |
| Longford Church of England Primary School | — | 23.6% | 46.7% | 42 | 0.0 miles |
| St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury | 77% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 209 | 1.0 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 47% | 6.9% | 31.1% | 141 | 1.1 miles |
| Harnham Infants' School | — | 4.8% | 15.2% | 215 | 1.3 miles |
| Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School | 57% | 5% | 19.8% | 265 | 1.3 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.7%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.5%
- Persistent absence
- 33.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Longford Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury1.0 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
St Martin's CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Harnham Infants' School1.3 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Salisbury
Other schools in Salisbury
- Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bemerton St John Church of England Primary Primary
- Broad Chalke CofE Primary School Primary
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School Primary
- Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dinton CofE Primary School Primary
- Downton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School Primary
- Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School Primary
- Gomeldon Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Longford CofE (VC) Primary School teach?
- Longford CofE (VC) Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Salisbury.
- Has Longford CofE (VC) Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Longford CofE (VC) Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Longford CofE (VC) Primary School?
- Longford CofE (VC) Primary School had 65 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Longford CofE (VC) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 14% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Longford CofE (VC) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longford CofE (VC) 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 4 December 2023.