Longford Primary Academy
Ascot Drive, Cannock, WS11 1PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Louise Lawrence
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 414
- Pupils on roll
- 265
- URN
- 145685
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543227410
About this school
Longford Primary Academy is a primary academy in Cannock. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 265 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Longford 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 42 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 45% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 60% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 55% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 74% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 306 |
| 2023/24 | 305 |
| 2024/25 | 276 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longford Primary Academy compares
Longford Primary Academy ranked 187th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire 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 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 8% | 44.9% | 265 | — |
| St Lukes CofE Primary School | 79% | 3.5% | 10.5% | 419 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 219 | 0.6 miles |
| Bridgtown Primary School | 76% | 6.2% | 48.8% | 328 | 0.8 miles |
| Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy | 71% | 5.3% | 17.1% | 453 | 1.5 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 208 | 1.6 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)
- 44.93%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.97%
- Persistent absence
- 25.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Lukes CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
Bridgtown Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cannock
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Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Cannock
Longford Primary Academy ranks 14th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Cannock.
- Bridgtown Primary School Primary
- Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School Primary
- Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School Primary
- Five Ways Primary School Primary
- Gorsemoor Primary School Primary
- Hazel Slade Primary Academy Primary
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy Primary
- Jerome Primary School Primary
- Littleton Green Community School Primary
- Moorhill Primary School Primary
- Norton Canes Primary Academy Primary
- Poppyfield Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Longford Primary Academy teach?
- Longford Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cannock.
- Who is the headteacher of Longford Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Longford Primary Academy is Miss Louise Lawrence, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longford Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longford 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 Primary Academy?
- Longford Primary Academy has 265 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Longford Primary Academy full?
- Longford Primary Academy has capacity for 414 pupils and 265 on roll (64%), 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 Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Longford Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Longford Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Longford Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Longford Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Longford Primary Academy is part of ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Longford Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 51% 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 Primary Academy compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Longford Primary Academy ranked 187th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire 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 17% 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 Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Longford Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longford Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longford 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.