Longton Lane Community Primary School, St Helens
Longton Lane Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in St Helens. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 18th-highest of the 36 schools in St Helens with published results, and 8,234th of 14,452 across England. It was 83% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to St. Helens (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Longton Lane Community Primary School in detail
Longton Lane Community Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Longton Lane Community Primary School serves the local community, and all children are encouraged to learn to live together and to treat other people with care and consideration. The school was established in 1955 and had a phased opening of the two previous buildings."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, dance and eco club.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Longton Lane Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in St. Helens and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 70% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Longton Lane Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Longton Lane Community Primary School as their first choice and 86 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Longton Lane Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Longton Lane Community Primary School are St Ann's Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 81% reading, 81% maths); St Luke's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); Prescot Primary School (0.9 miles); and Nutgrove Methodist Primary School (1 mile, Outstanding, 82% reading, 79% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Longton Lane Community Primary School.
St Ann's Church of England Primary SchoolSt Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolPrescot Primary SchoolNutgrove Methodist Primary School
Who goes there
8.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Rainhill Rail Station, about 760 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Longton Lane (se-bound), 60 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Longton Lane Community Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Longton Lane Community Primary School are Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy (0.6 miles) and Rainhill High School (1.1 miles).
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic AcademyRainhill High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from January 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2015 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
21.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 70% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 66% to 71% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.3
Avg class size
22.3
Infant (KS1)
28.6
KS2
8
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Longton Lane Community Primary School
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Longton Lane Community Primary School.
- Kidzone Preschool and Out of School ClubAt the school · Ofsted: Good
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Longton Lane Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Longton Lane Community Primary School is in St. Helens; for families living there:
Apply to St. Helens for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in St. Helens is 11.5 (the median across 80 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Longton Lane Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
263 pupils
315 places
52 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - St Helens
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for St Helens
Across St. Helens council
Places available
2,180
Applications
1,809
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All primary applications across St. Helens council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(10)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
42
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
20.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
284
Total Pupils
155
Boys
129
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
18.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,515
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,266
Per pupil
£1530k
Total funding
£79k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
10.4%
Persistent absence
230
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Longton Lane Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Longton Lane Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Longton Lane Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Longton Lane Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 82% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is Longton Lane Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Longton Lane Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Longton Lane Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Longton Lane Community Primary School is oversubscribed, St. Helens allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Longton Lane Community Primary School?
Longton Lane Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 83% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Longton Lane Community Primary School?
Classes at Longton Lane Community Primary School average 26.3 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Longton Lane Community Primary School?
Longton Lane Community Primary School has around 284 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Longton Lane Community Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Longton Lane Community Primary School in 2024/25. 10.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Longton Lane Community Primary School?
Apply through St. Helens's coordinated admissions process, naming Longton Lane Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Longton Lane Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Kidzone Preschool and Out of School Club (rated Good by Ofsted). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Longton Lane Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in St. Helens is 11.5 (the median across 80 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Longton Lane Community Primary School?
Longton Lane Community Primary School is at Longton Lane, Rainhill, St Helens, Merseyside, L35 8PB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)