Longford Park Primary Academy
Clock Tower Road, Longford, Gloucester, GL2 9FP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Preedy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Gloucestershire Learning Alliance
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 214
- Pupils on roll
- 263
- URN
- 143655
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452347868
About this school
Longford Park Primary Academy is a primary academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 263 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Longford Park Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Expected 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 | 15 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 61% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 77% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 77% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 84% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
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 Longford Park Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 246 |
| 2024/25 | 263 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longford Park Primary Academy compares
Longford Park Primary Academy ranked 66th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 6.1% | 13.3% | 263 | — |
| Longlevens Junior School | 60% | 4.4% | 12.2% | 480 | 0.8 miles |
| Innsworth Junior School | 36% | 5% | 25.2% | 226 | 0.8 miles |
| Longlevens Infant School | — | 4.3% | 7.2% | 403 | 1.0 miles |
| Kingsholm Church of England Primary School | 56% | 7.2% | 31.8% | 605 | 1.0 miles |
| Innsworth Infant School | — | 5.8% | 12.5% | 126 | 1.2 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 report10 February 2026
- 12 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.27%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.09%
- Persistent absence
- 13.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Longlevens Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Innsworth Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Longlevens Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Innsworth Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Longford Park Primary Academy ranks 17th of the 53 ranked primary schools in Gloucester.
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
- Ashleworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beech Green Primary School Primary
- Birdlip Primary School Primary
- Calton Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Churcham Primary School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School Primary
- Churchdown Village Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Village Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Longford Park Primary Academy teach?
- Longford Park Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Longford Park Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Longford Park Primary Academy is Mrs Andrea Preedy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longford Park Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longford Park Primary Academy, 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 Academy?
- Longford Park Primary Academy has 263 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Longford Park Primary Academy full?
- Longford Park Primary Academy has capacity for 214 pupils and 263 on roll (123%), 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 Longford Park Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Longford Park Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Longford Park Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Longford Park Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Longford Park Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Longford Park Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Longford Park Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Longford Park Primary Academy is part of GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Longford Park Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 71% 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 Academy compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Longford Park Primary Academy ranked 66th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Longford Park Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longford Park Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longford Park Primary Academy'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 10 July 2026.