Longsands Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 14 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 136992
- Address
- Longsands Road, PE19 1LQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1653 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
White British 83.4%
Other White 6.9%
Mixed 4.4%
African 1.6%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.11
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.1
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.64
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 86 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 36 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 86 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 56 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 38 |
| English Language | GCSE | 284 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 281 |
Admissions
Longsands Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 269
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 242
- 2nd preference
- 100
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 242
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 297 136 161 |
| Year 8 | 283 139 144 |
| Year 9 | 284 152 132 |
| Year 10 | 283 145 138 |
| Year 11 | 286 150 136 |
| Year 12 | 125 60 65 |
| Year 13 | 95 45 50 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 87.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 33.0% 27.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 24.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 34.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 4.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 61.0% 67.2% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 28.1% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 1.8% 2.2% |