Longford Park School
74 Cromwell Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 8QJ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SOVEREIGN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Sara Waite
- Sponsor
- The Sovereign Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 87
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- URN
- 147372
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615323253
About this school
Longford Park School is a special academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 90 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 18 | 25 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 33% | 20% | 31% |
| Expected standard in maths | 6% | 8% | 13% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 17% | 4% | 25% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 95.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 92.0 | 92.0 | 92.0 |
| Reading progress | -6.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.90 | - | - |
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 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 | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73 |
| 2023/24 | 77 |
| 2024/25 | 79 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.03%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 14.02%
- Persistent absence
- 38.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John Vianney RC School0.7 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls0.8 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
SMS Changing Lives School1.4 miles
Special schools · Oldham
-
Thompsons Academy trading as Navigators1.5 miles
Other types · Salford
-
Afifah School1.6 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
- Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School Special schools
- Bridge College Other types
- Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- Camberwell Park Specialist Support School Academies
- Cambian Tyldesley School Special schools
- Changing Lives Special schools
- Cloughside College Special schools
- Delamere School Special schools
- Digital Advantage Other types
- Egerton High School Special schools
- Fairfield House School Special schools
- Grange School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Longford Park School teach?
- Longford Park School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Longford Park School?
- The headteacher of Longford Park School is Miss Sara Waite, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Longford Park School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longford Park 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 big is Longford Park School?
- Longford Park School has 90 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Longford Park School full?
- Longford Park School has capacity for 87 pupils and 90 on roll (103%), 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 School a faith school?
- No. Longford Park School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Longford Park School?
- Longford Park School is part of THE SOVEREIGN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Longford Park School have?
- The schools register lists Longford Park School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Longford Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Longford Park School's absence rate?
- Longford Park School's overall absence rate is 14% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longford Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longford Park 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 10 July 2026.