Longworth Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Abingdon (Oxfordshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Nurturing curious minds Longworth Primary is a small village school and pre-school , with a safe family feel. We believe in nurturing curious minds , and we are proud of the results our children achieve. Ofsted rated us 'Good' in our latest inspection. We deliver a broad and balanced topic-based curriculum, ensuring lessons cater for the needs of all.
Our children enjoy our creative approach to teaching, where they are inspired through themed weeks, art days, forest schools, visits, field trips, residentials, music lessons and sports competitions.
Our highly qualified staff exemplify the life-long learning ethos, with a very active program of ongoing professional development that ensures our children benefit from the latest in educational best practice. We focus particularly on the social and emotional aspects of learning as a means to support the academic attainment of all our pupils.
We offer wrap around care with our breakfast and afterschool clubs (Pitstop) which run from 8.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday during term time. For younger siblings, our on-site Pre-School takes children from age two.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Yoga
- Forest School
- Numicon
- White Rose Maths
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 123154
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Edgeworth | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jennifer Jones Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Varun Footring | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Becky Butler | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Kate McConaghy | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Ms Francesca Di Palma | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ivo Furano | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Melissa Gleeson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Neil Wilson | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Mr Thomas Edgeworth Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Toni Briggs Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Joey Potgieter Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record