Longfields Primary and Nursery School
Primary schoolLongfields Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Cherwell, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 354 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 23 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 47% of pupils at Longfields Primary and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Oxfordshire and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Brookside Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- The Cooper SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional)780 m
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, BicesterPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023780 m
- The Bicester SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 47.3 (2025/26, provisional)960 m
- Glory Farm Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Bardwell SchoolSpecial. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cherwell
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).