Longbenton High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 28 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 108645
- Address
- Hailsham Avenue, Longbenton, NE12 8ER
- Website
- http://longbenton.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 950 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.6%
White British 86.3%
Mixed 3.6%
Other White 2.7%
Other Asian 1.6%
African 1.5%
Indian 1.4%
Chinese 1.1%
Other 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.6
Local authority average 45.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.62
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 165 |
Admissions
Longbenton High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 194
- 2nd preference
- 151
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 56
Offers
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 103 78 |
| Year 8 | 179 78 101 |
| Year 9 | 156 90 66 |
| Year 10 | 178 90 88 |
| Year 11 | 167 95 72 |
| Year 12 | 52 13 39 |
| Year 13 | 35 13 22 |
| Year 14 | 2 1 1 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 82.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 40.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 41.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 6.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 73.4% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 28.0% 27.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.2% 2.4% |