Academy sponsor led · Shropshire

Longlands Primary School

2–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141368URN

Linden Way, Fairfields, Market Drayton, TF9 1QU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.4 below Shropshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Shropshire

33 applications for 20 places · 52nd of 73 in Shropshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Shropshire median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

33 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.7; Shropshire median median 2.1
2025 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.9
2024 2.5; Shropshire median median 2.0
2023 2.3; Shropshire median median 2.0
2022 2.2; Shropshire median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.6
2020 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Shropshire median median 1.7
2016 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.6
2015 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.6
2014 1.6; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Shropshire median

Dashed bars: as Longlands Primary School (URN 123423), the previous school.

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	20	33	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2025	26	48	1.9	26	1.00
Sep 2024	18	45	2.5	18	1.00
Sep 2023	12	28	2.3	12	1.00
Sep 2022	14	31	2.2	14	1.00
Sep 2021	18	27	1.5	18	1.00
Sep 2020	27	33	1.2	22	0.81
Sep 2019	28	38	1.4	29	1.04
Sep 2018	24	31	1.3	24	1.00
Sep 2017	19	31	1.6	19	1.00
Sep 2016	20	28	1.4	19	0.95
Sep 2015	25	30	1.2	22	0.88
Sep 2014 *	25	40	1.6	25	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 71% · Maths 61% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%48th of 95 in Shropshire

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Shropshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Shropshire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Shropshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Shropshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Shropshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Shropshire 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Shropshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	3%	104	102
2023/24	77%	0%	106	105
2022/23	69%	4%	106	105

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

Longlands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School
0.9 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place
Market Drayton Junior School
1.4 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2022

51%met the SATs standard
Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery
3.9 km · Shropshire

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School
4.2 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Moreton Say CofE Primary School
4.9 km · Shropshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
5.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2019

3.9applications per place
Adderley CofE Primary School
5.9 km · Shropshire

Outstanding2024

4.0applications per place
Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School
6.4 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141368 · 893/2006
Trust: Marches Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 40.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2015
Replaced: Longlands Primary School (URN 123423)
Address: Linden Way, Fairfields, Market Drayton, TF9 1QU
Local authority: Shropshire

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