Longvernal Primary School

How places are decided at Longvernal Primary School

Longvernal Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Longvernal Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Longvernal Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Longvernal Primary School?

Longvernal Primary School has 203 pupils on roll.

What ages does Longvernal Primary School take?

Longvernal Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Longvernal Primary School located?

Longvernal Primary School is located in Radstock, BA3 2LP, Bath and North East Somerset.

How do I apply to Longvernal Primary School?

Longvernal Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Longvernal Primary School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Longvernal Primary School was 1.894 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Longvernal Primary School?

When Longvernal Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children (Priority A) — A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. OR A 'previously looked after child' is a child who was looked after (in England), but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Trust Board to have been in state care outside of England care (i.e. in the care of or accommodated by a public authority, religious organisation or any other provider whose sole/main purpose is to benefit society), but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling with proximity (Priority B) — The 2 categories in this criterion will be given equal consideration; Children who live within a 1.5 mile radius* of the school and for whom there will be a sibling in attendance on the admission date of the preferred school. Children who live outside a 1.5 mile radius* of the school but it is their closest school and for whom there will be a sibling in attendance on the admission date; 3. Longvernal Forest Nursery attendees (Priority C) — Children who attend Longvernal Forest Nursery, which is a part of Longvernal Primary School, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where there is more than one applicant ranked equally according to the published admission criteria and there are insufficient places available to allocate all of the equally ranked applicants place(s) will be allocated by random allocation.

What is the largest ethnic background at Longvernal Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 93.1% of pupils at Longvernal Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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