Longford Park Primary School, Banbury
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Longford Park Primary School excels at creating an inclusive, supportive environment where every child can thrive. The school has outstanding early years provision with excellent phonics teaching, and consistently strong behaviour and attendance. Leaders are deeply committed to removing barriers for all pupils, particularly those with additional needs or disadvantages, ensuring they access the full curriculum alongside their peers.
Key Strengths
- Attendance consistently above national figures with effective systems to support families and reduce persistent absence
- Calm, respectful behaviour across the school with warm, trusting relationships between staff and pupils
- Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum with strong focus on early reading and foundational skills
- Exceptional inclusion practices with relentless commitment to removing barriers for all pupils
- High-quality early years provision with children making significant progress across all areas of learning
Areas for Improvement
- More pupils need to exceed national standards by the end of key stage 2
- Some pupils lack confidence recalling key knowledge in wider curriculum subjects
- Pupils finding it difficult to recall learning about different beliefs and protected characteristics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Origami, chess and sports clubs, trips, community events and competitions
Longford Park Primary School is a strong performing primary school with an established and ambitious strategic direction. Leaders have created a highly positive culture where pupils attend regularly, behave exceptionally well, and feel safe and valued.
At a Glance
15.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 91% to 77%. Maths has remained stable at around 77%. Writing has remained stable at around 85%.
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
26.2
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
314 pupils
354 capacity
40 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Banbury
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Admissions Demand - Oxfordshire
Places available
8,555
Applications
6,831
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across Oxfordshire (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.17655%
Overall absence
9.09091%
Persistent absence
209
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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