Longford Park Primary School
Longford Park Road, Bodicote, Banbury, OX15 4FU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Spilberg
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- GLF Schools
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 354
- Pupils on roll
- 314
- URN
- 141951
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295983653
About this school
Longford Park Primary School is a primary academy in Banbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 314 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Longford Park 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
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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 |
Trends over time
How Longford Park 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 | — | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 259 |
| 2024/25 | 279 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longford Park Primary School compares
Longford Park Primary School ranked 107th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% 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 | 65% | 4.2% | 15.4% | 314 | — |
| Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School | 51% | 5.1% | 15.7% | 425 | 0.5 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 216 | 0.8 miles |
| The Grange Community Primary School | 89% | 4% | 13.7% | 310 | 0.8 miles |
| Dashwood Banbury Academy | 68% | 6.7% | 22.6% | 456 | 1.4 miles |
| Harriers Banbury Academy | 60% | 5.2% | 22.5% | 408 | 1.4 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 report13 January 2026
- 29 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.38%
- English as an additional language
- 27.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.18%
- Persistent absence
- 9.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
St John's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
The Grange Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Dashwood Banbury Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Harriers Banbury Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Banbury
Longford Park Primary School ranks 15th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Banbury.
- Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bloxham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brailes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy Primary
- Cherry Fields Primary School Primary
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy Primary
- Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cropredy Church of England Primary School Primary
- Culworth Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Dashwood Banbury Academy Primary
- Deddington Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Longford Park Primary School teach?
- Longford Park Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Banbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Longford Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Longford Park Primary School is Mrs Zoe Spilberg, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longford Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longford Park 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 Longford Park Primary School?
- Longford Park Primary School has 314 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Longford Park Primary School full?
- Longford Park Primary School has capacity for 354 pupils and 314 on roll (89%), 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 Longford Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Longford Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Longford Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Longford Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Longford Park Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Longford Park Primary School is part of GLF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Longford Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2023/24 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Longford Park Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Longford Park Primary School ranked 107th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% 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 Longford Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Longford Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longford Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longford Park 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 2 July 2026.