What did Ofsted judge Longwell Green Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged Longwell Green Primary School's ungraded inspection as Improved significantly at its inspection in September 2019 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Longwell Green Primary School?

Longwell Green Primary School has 386 pupils on roll.

What ages does Longwell Green Primary School take?

Longwell Green Primary School admits pupils aged 5 to 11.

Where is Longwell Green Primary School located?

Longwell Green Primary School is located in Bristol, BS30 9BA, South Gloucestershire.

How do I apply to Longwell Green Primary School?

Longwell Green 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 Longwell Green Primary School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Longwell Green Primary School was 1.243 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 Longwell Green Primary School?

When Longwell Green Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care / internationally adopted previously looked after children — Children in care* are those who are in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (as defined in Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school... Children previously in care* are those who were in care/looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted; (or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order). Internationally adopted previously looked after children* are those who appear to South Gloucestershire Council to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Local siblings — Local siblings: In South Gloucestershire children are defined as local siblings if: they live within the APR (Area of Prime Responsibility); or, where there is no APR, local siblings will be deemed to be those living up to a maximum of three miles from school by straight line measurement; or, where the distance is over three miles but the school is still the nearest school; And they are full or half brother or sister; or they are adoptive brother or sister; or they are children of the same household; And the sibling is already in attendance at the preferred school and will be in attendance at the time of admission (statutory school age only); 3. Geographical considerations: children living within the APR — Children living within the APR: Where there are more applications for children living within an Area of Prime Responsibility than places available, priority will be given to applications from within the defined area who live closest to the preferred school. In the case of South Gloucestershire infant and primary schools which do not have Areas of Prime Responsibility, places will be allocated to those children living closest to the school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where it does not prove possible to resolve allocations to an over-subscribed school by the application of criteria 1-5, any remaining places will be allocated by drawing lots. Lots will be drawn by a senior officer of South Gloucestershire Council who is independent of the school admissions process.

What is the largest ethnic background at Longwell Green Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 94% of pupils at Longwell Green Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Longwell Green Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

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How close did you need to live?

1.243miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Longwell Green Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care / previously in care / internationally adopted previously looked after children — Children in care* are those who are in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (as defined in Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school... Children previously in care* are those who were in care/looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted; (or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order). Internationally adopted previously looked after children* are those who appear to South Gloucestershire Council to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Local siblings — Local siblings: In South Gloucestershire children are defined as local siblings if: they live within the APR (Area of Prime Responsibility); or, where there is no APR, local siblings will be deemed to be those living up to a maximum of three miles from school by straight line measurement; or, where the distance is over three miles but the school is still the nearest school; And they are full or half brother or sister; or they are adoptive brother or sister; or they are children of the same household; And the sibling is already in attendance at the preferred school and will be in attendance at the time of admission (statutory school age only).
3Geographical considerations: children living within the APR — Children living within the APR: Where there are more applications for children living within an Area of Prime Responsibility than places available, priority will be given to applications from within the defined area who live closest to the preferred school. In the case of South Gloucestershire infant and primary schools which do not have Areas of Prime Responsibility, places will be allocated to those children living closest to the school.
4Out of area siblings — Out of area siblings: siblings living outside the APR for the school: In South Gloucestershire children are defined as out of area siblings if they live outside the Area of Prime Responsibility for the school; And they are full or half brother or sister; or they are adoptive brother or sister; or they are children of the same household And the sibling is already in attendance at the preferred school and will be in attendance at the time of admission (statutory school age only).
5Geographical considerations: children living outside the APR — Geographical Considerations; Children living outside the APR for the school: Where there are more applications for children living outside an Area of Prime Responsibility than places available, priority will be given to applications from those who live closest to the preferred school.

If two applications tie: Where it does not prove possible to resolve allocations to an over-subscribed school by the application of criteria 1-5, any remaining places will be allocated by drawing lots. Lots will be drawn by a senior officer of South Gloucestershire Council who is independent of the school admissions process.

Local-authority coordinated default oversubscription criteria for South Gloucestershire Council's community and voluntary-controlled schools (the council is the admission authority). Some community/voluntary-controlled schools in this authority apply catchment-area, feeder-school or priority-area variants — check the individual school for its exact arrangements. Some schools have an Area of Prime Responsibility (APR) which affects application of criteria; Brimsham Green Community secondary school has an additional 'First Area of Responsibility' given priority before the APR.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Longwell Green Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Longwell Green Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Longwell Green Primary School's ungraded inspection as Improved significantly at its inspection in September 2019 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Longwell Green Primary School?: Longwell Green Primary School has 386 pupils on roll.
What ages does Longwell Green Primary School take?: Longwell Green Primary School admits pupils aged 5 to 11.
Where is Longwell Green Primary School located?: Longwell Green Primary School is located in Bristol, BS30 9BA, South Gloucestershire.
How do I apply to Longwell Green Primary School?: Longwell Green 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 Longwell Green Primary School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Longwell Green Primary School was 1.243 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 Longwell Green Primary School?: When Longwell Green Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care / internationally adopted previously looked after children — Children in care* are those who are in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (as defined in Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school... Children previously in care* are those who were in care/looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted; (or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order). Internationally adopted previously looked after children* are those who appear to South Gloucestershire Council to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Local siblings — Local siblings: In South Gloucestershire children are defined as local siblings if: they live within the APR (Area of Prime Responsibility); or, where there is no APR, local siblings will be deemed to be those living up to a maximum of three miles from school by straight line measurement; or, where the distance is over three miles but the school is still the nearest school; And they are full or half brother or sister; or they are adoptive brother or sister; or they are children of the same household; And the sibling is already in attendance at the preferred school and will be in attendance at the time of admission (statutory school age only); 3. Geographical considerations: children living within the APR — Children living within the APR: Where there are more applications for children living within an Area of Prime Responsibility than places available, priority will be given to applications from within the defined area who live closest to the preferred school. In the case of South Gloucestershire infant and primary schools which do not have Areas of Prime Responsibility, places will be allocated to those children living closest to the school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where it does not prove possible to resolve allocations to an over-subscribed school by the application of criteria 1-5, any remaining places will be allocated by drawing lots. Lots will be drawn by a senior officer of South Gloucestershire Council who is independent of the school admissions process.
What is the largest ethnic background at Longwell Green Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 94% of pupils at Longwell Green Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Last distance offered at Longwell Green Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Longwell Green Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care / previously in care / internationally adopted previously looked after children — Children in care* are those who are in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (as defined in Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school... Children previously in care* are those who were in care/looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted; (or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order). Internationally adopted previously looked after children* are those who appear to South Gloucestershire Council to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Local siblings — Local siblings: In South Gloucestershire children are defined as local siblings if: they live within the APR (Area of Prime Responsibility); or, where there is no APR, local siblings will be deemed to be those living up to a maximum of three miles from school by straight line measurement; or, where the distance is over three miles but the school is still the nearest school; And they are full or half brother or sister; or they are adoptive brother or sister; or they are children of the same household; And the sibling is already in attendance at the preferred school and will be in attendance at the time of admission (statutory school age only).
3Geographical considerations: children living within the APR — Children living within the APR: Where there are more applications for children living within an Area of Prime Responsibility than places available, priority will be given to applications from within the defined area who live closest to the preferred school. In the case of South Gloucestershire infant and primary schools which do not have Areas of Prime Responsibility, places will be allocated to those children living closest to the school.
4Out of area siblings — Out of area siblings: siblings living outside the APR for the school: In South Gloucestershire children are defined as out of area siblings if they live outside the Area of Prime Responsibility for the school; And they are full or half brother or sister; or they are adoptive brother or sister; or they are children of the same household And the sibling is already in attendance at the preferred school and will be in attendance at the time of admission (statutory school age only).
5Geographical considerations: children living outside the APR — Geographical Considerations; Children living outside the APR for the school: Where there are more applications for children living outside an Area of Prime Responsibility than places available, priority will be given to applications from those who live closest to the preferred school.

Longwell Green Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Longwell Green Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Longwell Green Primary School's ungraded inspection as Improved significantly at its inspection in September 2019 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Longwell Green Primary School?: Longwell Green Primary School has 386 pupils on roll.
What ages does Longwell Green Primary School take?: Longwell Green Primary School admits pupils aged 5 to 11.
Where is Longwell Green Primary School located?: Longwell Green Primary School is located in Bristol, BS30 9BA, South Gloucestershire.
How do I apply to Longwell Green Primary School?: Longwell Green 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 Longwell Green Primary School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Longwell Green Primary School was 1.243 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 Longwell Green Primary School?: When Longwell Green Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care / internationally adopted previously looked after children — Children in care* are those who are in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (as defined in Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school... Children previously in care* are those who were in care/looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted; (or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order). Internationally adopted previously looked after children* are those who appear to South Gloucestershire Council to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Local siblings — Local siblings: In South Gloucestershire children are defined as local siblings if: they live within the APR (Area of Prime Responsibility); or, where there is no APR, local siblings will be deemed to be those living up to a maximum of three miles from school by straight line measurement; or, where the distance is over three miles but the school is still the nearest school; And they are full or half brother or sister; or they are adoptive brother or sister; or they are children of the same household; And the sibling is already in attendance at the preferred school and will be in attendance at the time of admission (statutory school age only); 3. Geographical considerations: children living within the APR — Children living within the APR: Where there are more applications for children living within an Area of Prime Responsibility than places available, priority will be given to applications from within the defined area who live closest to the preferred school. In the case of South Gloucestershire infant and primary schools which do not have Areas of Prime Responsibility, places will be allocated to those children living closest to the school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where it does not prove possible to resolve allocations to an over-subscribed school by the application of criteria 1-5, any remaining places will be allocated by drawing lots. Lots will be drawn by a senior officer of South Gloucestershire Council who is independent of the school admissions process.
What is the largest ethnic background at Longwell Green Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 94% of pupils at Longwell Green Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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