Longcroft School and Sixth Form College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 8 2023 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
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
Unique reference
118073
Address
Burton Road, HU17 7EJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
728 (44% of total capacity)
Boys
43.1%
Girls
56.9%
First language not English
4.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
21%
Persistent absence
17.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.9%
Mixed 5%
Other White 3%
Other 1.2%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 46%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 55%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 49.5
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.48
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE43
BiologyGCSE59
ChemistryGCSE59
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE17
Design & TechnologyGCSE17
English LanguageGCSE143
English LiteratureGCSE141
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE44
FrenchGCSE25
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Longcroft School and Sixth Form College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
129
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
121
2nd preference
138
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
21
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
120
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
163
77
86
Year 8
149
77
72
Year 9
126
58
68
Year 10
85
36
49
Year 11
144
44
100
Year 12
38
12
26
Year 13
23
10
13
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
83.0%
85.5%
Further education
36.0%
34.7%
36.9%
School sixth form
21.0%
24.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
27.0%
22.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.2%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
6.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
5.2%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.5%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
58.0%
51.8%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
14.0%
12.5%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
4.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
1.6%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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