Longford Park School, Manchester

Requires Improvement
Special
Academy special converter
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Sara Waite
Pupils:90 / 87 capacity
LA:Trafford
Phone:01615323253
Address:74 Cromwell Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 8QJ
Trust:THE SOVEREIGN TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2019

Ofsted Rating

Requires Improvement

Overall

URN:147372
UKPRN:10084138
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Stretford and Urmston
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement.

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At a Glance

64.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+11ppMaths+5ppWriting

Reading has improved from 20% to 31%. Maths has improved from 8% to 13%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Stretford (Manchester Metrolink) (South East Entrance)
621m · 10 min walk

Bus Stops

Marston Road (opp)
216m · 4 min walk
Hillingdon Road (opp)
307m · 5 min walk
Cromwell Road (opp)
310m · 5 min walk
Longford Park (o/s)
362m · 6 min walk
Renton Road (nr)
405m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

103%

Over capacity

90 pupils

87 capacity

3 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Manchester

Medium pressure
New homes approved:18,398
Projected new pupils:3,312

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Manchester

Admissions Demand - Trafford

Low demand0.88x oversubscription

Places available

3,715

Applications

3,267

Got 1st preference

78.5%

Got preferred school

96.5%

Secondary admissions across Trafford (2025/26)

Inspection History(102)

Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

14.01949%

Overall absence

38.20225%

Persistent absence

89

Enrolments

Authorised4.80753%
Unauthorised9.21196%
Persistent (10%+)38.20225%
Severe (50%+)7.86517%

Absence trend

6.64639%
20/21
8.11184%
21/22
10.13325%
22/23
12.86913%
23/24
14.01949%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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