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Longlands Primary School

Community school · Sidcup · DA15 7JG

Ages 5–11 · 293 pupils · Bexley

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

42%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-07-09

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)42%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.0%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
274

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

45

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
157
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
14
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

293 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
293
Boys / girls
162 / 131
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
293 / 315 (93%)
Free school meals
11.3%
FSM pupils
33
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Tom Baines

Location

Address
Woodside Road
Postcode
DA15 7JG
Town
Sidcup
County
Kent
Local authority
Bexley
District
Bexley
Constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Sidcup, Bexley, 293 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.3%.

Open schools in Sidcup
22
Primary schools in Sidcup
12
Academies among open schools in Sidcup
55% (12)
Open schools in DA15
14
Primary in DA15
7
Open schools in Bexley LA
92
Primary in Bexley LA
60

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SidcupNear DA15

  • Dulverton Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE9 3RH · Bexley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM5.2%
    • Demand1.32

    0.6 miles away

  • Burnt Oak Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sidcup · DA15 9DA · Bexley

    Ages 7–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM4.9%

    0.6 miles away

  • Birkbeck Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Sidcup · DA14 4ED · Bexley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM11.7%
    • Demand1.01

    0.7 miles away

  • Edgebury Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Chislehurst · BR7 6BL · Bromley

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM8.9%
    • Demand0.93

    0.9 miles away

  • Chatsworth Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sidcup · DA15 9DD · Bexley

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM1.0%
    • Demand1.18

    0.9 miles away

  • Wyborne Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE9 2EH · Greenwich

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM16.7%
    • Demand0.83

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Tom Baines
Telephone
02083002368
Website
www.longlands.bexley.sch.uk

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