Longwood Infant Academy
Wharf Road, Nottingham, NG16 6PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne Ingle
- Sponsor
- Flying High Trust
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 49
- URN
- 145329
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773303420
About this school
Longwood Infant Academy is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 49 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Longwood Infant 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Longwood Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 56 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longwood Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.5% | 35.7% | 49 | — |
| Kirkstead Junior Academy | 93% | 6.8% | 42.3% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| John King Infant Academy | — | 6.2% | 42.9% | 90 | 0.5 miles |
| Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School | — | 8.8% | 22.5% | 113 | 1.2 miles |
| Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School | 51% | 5.7% | 37% | 313 | 1.3 miles |
| Glebe Junior School | — | — | — | 365 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.71%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.52%
- Persistent absence
- 13.51%
Location
Nearby schools
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Kirkstead Junior Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Pinxton
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John King Infant Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Pinxton
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Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School1.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Glebe Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Alfreton
Other schools in Nottingham
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Longwood Infant Academy teach?
- Longwood Infant Academy teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Longwood Infant Academy?
- The headteacher of Longwood Infant Academy is Mrs Anne Ingle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longwood Infant Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longwood Infant 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 Longwood Infant Academy?
- Longwood Infant Academy has 49 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Longwood Infant Academy full?
- Longwood Infant Academy has capacity for 90 pupils and 49 on roll (54%), 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 Longwood Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Longwood Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Longwood Infant Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Longwood Infant Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Longwood Infant Academy part of an academy trust?
- Longwood Infant Academy is part of FLYING HIGH TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Longwood Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Longwood Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Longwood Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Longwood Infant Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.