Longsands Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 13 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
- 1554 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 9.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.9%
- Persistent absence
- 22.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.9%
White British 80.7%
Other White 7.3%
Mixed 5.2%
African 2.1%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 1%
Other 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 72%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.2
Local authority average 48
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.7
Local authority average 4.35
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 65 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 64 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 269 |
Admissions
Longsands Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 254
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 260 123 137 |
| Year 8 | 288 134 154 |
| Year 9 | 265 127 138 |
| Year 10 | 267 150 117 |
| Year 11 | 278 141 137 |
| Year 12 | 77 30 47 |
| Year 13 | 119 57 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 86.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 28.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 43.0% 24.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 32.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 52.0% 61.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 26.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.4% 2.4% |