Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary SchoolLonglands Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Market Drayton.

Summary of the comparison

Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School and Longlands Primary School are primary schools in Market Drayton.

  • Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Longlands Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Longlands Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School was judged Good and Longlands Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 56.0% for Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School and 61.0% for Longlands Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School (58.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Longlands Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School versus Longlands Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Market DraytonNorton-in-Hales CofE Primary SchoolMarket DraytonLonglands Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking39th of 106 in Shropshire 32nd of 106 in Shropshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll70 217
Capacity105 210
LocationMarket Drayton, TF9 4AT Market Drayton, TF9 1QU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% 61.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard11.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census70 217
Free school meals (ever 6)12.9% 46.3%
English as an additional language5.7% 9.7%
SEN support20.0% 24.4%
SEN with an EHC plan5.7% 6.9%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% Stronger figure6.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.8% Stronger figure19.6% 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.

Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School

Longlands Primary School

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