Religion Church of England Deputy Headteacher Mrs Few Address Poole BH15 2HF, UK Number of students 531 Staff 37 | Headteacher Nigel Helm Chair of Governors Revd. Justin Tomkins Phone +44 1202 673652 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Type Voluntary controlled school Location Jolliffe Road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 2HF
England Similar Oakdale Junior School, St Mary's Catholic Primary S, Talbot Primary School, Bishop Aldhelm's CE VA, Kingsleigh Primary School | ||
Longfleet Primary School (full title: Longfleet Church of England (VC) Primary School) is a co-educational, primary school located in the parish of Longfleet not far from the centre of Poole, Dorset, England. It describes itself as a "large, exciting and vibrant school where all children are important and the individual development of each and every child is paramount."
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Location
Longfleet Primary School is on Jolliffe Avenue in Poole.
History
Longfleet School was originally located opposite St Mary's Church on Longfleet Road, but moved during the late 20th century to its present site which was constructed by Dean & Dyball and opened in 1996. The old school buildings were demolished and are now the car park for St Mary's new church centre building and site of The Adam Practic, all that remains are the school gates some fencing and the back wall of the main building that runs along a lane behind, the pond was filled in with rubble now under a car park. Longfleet was different in that it never had it's own playing field for sport and would use Poole Park cycle track for running events, when the new school facility opened a football match was organised between pupils and local professional team AFC Bournemouth.
The school was originally under control by Dorset County Council now Poole Borough Council following a review by the Local Government Commission for England (1992).
The school remained mainly open during the Teachers' Strike of 17 October 2013.
Character and achievement
Longfleet is a large primary school, the majority of whose pupils are from a White British background and an average number of pupils with Special Educational Needs. The school holds the Artsmark, Sportsmark, School's Environment, Healthy School and Eco School awards.
The school is a member of the Poole Teaching School Alliance.
Ethos
The school is "very proud of [its] strong links with St Mary's Church and the church ethos runs clearly through the life of the school".
Inspections
Longfleet was last inspected by Ofsted in May 2010 and was assessed as "good".