Longsight Community Primary
Farrer Road, Longsight, Manchester, M13 0QX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BIG LIFE SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rukhsana Ahmed
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 139790
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612410530
About this school
Longsight Community Primary is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Longsight Community Primary, 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 30 | 28 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 61% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 11% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 68% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 71% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 57% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Longsight Community Primary has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longsight Community Primary compares
Longsight Community Primary ranked 89th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.7% | 56% | 205 | — |
| St Agnes C of E Primary School | 48% | 7.7% | 42.3% | 429 | 0.2 miles |
| Stanley Grove Primary Academy | 56% | 5.5% | 56.8% | 673 | 0.4 miles |
| Crowcroft Park Primary School | 66% | 6.4% | 65.9% | 250 | 0.5 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 65% | 6.1% | 50.5% | 455 | 0.5 miles |
| Birchfields Primary School | 49% | 6.3% | 57.9% | 592 | 0.5 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)
- 55.98%
- English as an additional language
- 77%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 12.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Agnes C of E Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Stanley Grove Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Longsight
-
Crowcroft Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St John's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Birchfields Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Longsight Community Primary ranks 191st of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Longsight Community Primary teach?
- Longsight Community Primary teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Longsight Community Primary?
- The headteacher of Longsight Community Primary is Mrs Rukhsana Ahmed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longsight Community Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longsight Community Primary, 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 Longsight Community Primary?
- Longsight Community Primary has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Longsight Community Primary full?
- Longsight Community Primary has capacity for 210 pupils and 205 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Longsight Community Primary a faith school?
- No. Longsight Community Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Longsight Community Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Longsight Community Primary as having no nursery classes.
- Is Longsight Community Primary part of an academy trust?
- Longsight Community Primary is part of BIG LIFE SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Longsight Community Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Longsight Community Primary compare with other schools in Manchester?
- Longsight Community Primary ranked 89th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Longsight Community Primary's absence rate?
- Longsight Community Primary's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longsight Community Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longsight Community Primary'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 1 July 2026.