Longlands Primary School, Market Drayton

From the headteacher's welcome: "As Headteacher, I am deeply committed to ensuring that each and every child thrives, academically, socially, and emotionally. As a parent myself, I understand how important it is to get it right the first time."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Longlands Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Shropshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 100% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Longlands Primary School as their first choice and 33 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Longlands Primary School are Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good); Market Drayton Junior School (0.9 miles, Good, 73% reading, 63% maths); Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery (2.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 58% maths); and Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths).

Longlands Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Longlands Primary School is one of 18 schools run by Marches Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

39.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 7.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 57 pupils (28.4%) received SEN support and 20 (10%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Longlands Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and social, emotional and mental health needs: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

Longlands Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Longlands Primary School.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is No. 53 (opposite), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 54 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Shropshire (10), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Longlands Primary School issued 13 suspensions, 6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.