Longford Park Primary Academy

Overview

Longford Park Primary Academy is described as a school where “relationships are warm, routines are clear and expectations are high.” The report states that pupils’ achievement is “broadly secure” and that leadership is “effective and increasingly influential in bringing about positive change.” Most pupils achieve standards “close to the national average” by the end of key stage 2, with particular progress noted in reading fluency and English grammar.

Strengths

• Attendance has improved due to “relentless tracking and follow up of absence” and effective engagement with families.
• Behaviour is “typically calm, respectful and well-mannered,” supported by a “no‑tolerance approach to bullying and discrimination.”
• The early years curriculum is “coherently designed,” successfully building children’s independence and confidence through “warm relationships” and clear routines.
• Staff demonstrate a “deep commitment to inclusion,” ensuring pupils with special educational needs are “fully included in lessons” and receive targeted support.
• Personal development is promoted through a “well structured” personal, social, health and economic education curriculum and meaningful community contributions.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must support staff to refine assessment use to help pupils “apply their knowledge independently” and “make connections between important concepts.”
• Teachers need to ensure pupils improve their “reading comprehension skills” to consistently work at the nationally expected standard.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with an “open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility” ensuring pupils are “made safer and feel safe.”