Bridgtown Primary SchoolLongford Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cannock.

Summary of the comparison

Bridgtown Primary School and Longford Primary Academy are primary schools in Cannock.

  • Bridgtown Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Longford Primary Academy scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bridgtown Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bridgtown Primary School was judged Good and Longford Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 76.0% for Bridgtown Primary School and 51.0% for Longford Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bridgtown Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Longford Primary Academy (49.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bridgtown Primary School versus Longford Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CannockBridgtown Primary SchoolCannockLongford Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking41st of 289 in Staffordshire Stronger figure192nd of 289 in Staffordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll322 276
Capacity472 414
LocationCannock, WS11 0AZ Cannock, WS11 1PD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard76.0% Stronger figure51.0% 62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census322 276
Free school meals (ever 6)48.8% 44.9%
English as an additional language3.1% 4.3%
SEN support25.2% 18.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.2% 5.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% Stronger figure8.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence19.9% Stronger figure25.5% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bridgtown Primary School

Longford Primary Academy

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