Community school · St. Helens

Longton Lane Community Primary School

4–11Ages
284Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104777URN

Longton Lane, Rainhill, St Helens, L35 8PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

86 applications for 43 places · 28th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

Inspection history

22 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
14 January 2015
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to St. Helens median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

86 applications · 43 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 2.0; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 2.0; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 2.5; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 1.6; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 1.3; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.9

This school
St. Helens median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	43	86	2.0	43	1.00
Sep 2025	41	80	2.0	37	0.90
Sep 2024	33	60	1.8	31	0.94
Sep 2023	29	56	1.9	28	0.97
Sep 2022	25	63	2.5	22	0.88
Sep 2021	53	82	1.6	38	0.72
Sep 2020	44	77	1.8	31	0.70
Sep 2019	33	53	1.6	23	0.70
Sep 2018	33	65	2.0	30	0.91
Sep 2017	37	65	1.8	27	0.73
Sep 2016	30	49	1.6	20	0.67
Sep 2015	30	40	1.3	19	0.63
Sep 2014	22	37	1.7	16	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 71% · Maths 68% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%30th of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard50%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
St. Helens median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	4%	107	103
2023/24	55%	2%	104	103
2022/23	82%	9%	106	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Longton Lane Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Ann's Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Knowsley

2026

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Prescot Primary School
1.4 km · Knowsley

Good2022

2.0applications per place
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School
1.5 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Whiston Willis Primary Academy
1.5 km · Knowsley

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School
1.6 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · St. Helens

2026

2.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Oakdene Primary Academy
1.7 km · St. Helens

Good2024

2.9applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104777 · 342/2059
Capacity: 315 pupils · 284 on roll
Free school meals: 21.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Longton Lane, Rainhill, St Helens, L35 8PB
Local authority: St. Helens

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources