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Longton Lane Community Primary School

Community school · St Helens · L35 8PB

Ages 4–11 · 284 pupils · St. Helens

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-06-12

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)55%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.6%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
251

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

31

Places offered

33

1st-preference offers

31

Total preferences (any rank)
60
Preferred offers (top 3)
32
Applications from outside LA
15
Offers to outside-LA applicants
9

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 fill92%

284 pupils · 310 places

Pupils on roll
284
Boys / girls
155 / 129
School capacity
310
Capacity fill
284 / 310 (92%)
Free school meals
21.1%
FSM pupils
60
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

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
Mrs Linda Speed

Location

Address
Longton Lane, Rainhill
Postcode
L35 8PB
Town
St Helens
County
Merseyside
Local authority
St. Helens
District
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston
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 4–11, in St Helens, St. Helens, 284 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 21.1%.

Open schools in St Helens
53
Primary schools in St Helens
38
Academies among open schools in St Helens
25% (13)
Open schools in L35
13
Primary in L35
9
Open schools in St. Helens LA
80
Primary in St. Helens LA
54

Nearby primary schools

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

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    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM30.5%
    • Demand1.00

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    • FSM27.2%

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    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM18.6%
    • Demand1.10

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  • Whiston Willis Primary Academy

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    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM33.7%
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  • Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School

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    • Absence3.5%
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  • St Austin's Catholic Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM33.0%
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  • Oakdene Primary Academy

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    • FSM8.7%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Linda Speed
Telephone
01744678343
Website
www.longtonlane.st-helens.sch.uk

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