Longridge School
Levedale Road, Penkridge, ST18 9AL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carol Harvey
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 20
- Pupils on roll
- 13
- URN
- 148734
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01785556710
About this school
Longridge School is an independent special school in Staffordshire. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 13 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Longridge School under its current framework. 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
Longridge School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2021, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Longridge 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 13 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 13
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Haven School1.4 miles
Special schools · Staffordshire
-
Heather Field School3.0 miles
Special schools
-
Stafford Grammar School3.1 miles
Independent schools
-
Robin's Nest School3.2 miles
Special schools · Cannock
-
Little Kinvaston School3.3 miles
Special schools · Gailey
Common questions
- What ages does Longridge School teach?
- Longridge School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Staffordshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Longridge School?
- The headteacher of Longridge School is Mrs Carol Harvey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longridge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Longridge School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Longridge School?
- Longridge School has 13 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Longridge School full?
- Longridge School has capacity for 20 pupils and 13 on roll (65%), 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 Longridge School a faith school?
- No. Longridge School has no designated religious character.
- What are Longridge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longridge 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 24 July 2026.