Longsands Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Longsands Road
St Neots
Cambridgeshire
PE19 1LQ
Phone 01480353535
Reference Number 136992

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1554
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.03%
Girls: 50.97%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 123 137 260
8 134 154 288
9 127 138 265
10 150 117 267
11 141 137 278
12 30 47 77
13 57 62 119

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 80.7%
White, Other 7.3%
African 2.1%
White & Asian 1.7%
Mixed, Other 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 1%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2025-03-13
Date Report
2025-02-05 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 13 March 2025
2024-02-13 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 05 June 2024
2019-10-29 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 09 January 2020
2018-05-15 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 12 June 2018
2014-10-02 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 05 November 2014
2013-01-15 Interim assessmentInterim assessment, PDF - 06 February 2013
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
Previously as Longsands College
2011-06-15 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 15 July 2011
2009-11-18 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 11 December 2009
2008-11-26 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 16 January 2009
2007-02-06 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 06 March 2007
2002-09-23 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 14 January 2003
2011-06-15 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 15 July 2011
2009-11-18 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 11 December 2009
2008-11-26 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 16 January 2009
2007-02-06 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 06 March 2007
2002-09-23 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 14 January 2003

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
48.5 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 54.9% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 67.3% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 32.54 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 32.8 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 16% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 88 23
Third Preference 36 13
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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