Longdean School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 27 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
137110
Address
Rumballs Rd, HP3 8JB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1436 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
51.5%
Girls
48.5%
First language not English
11.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.6%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 61.4%
Pakistani 9.1%
Unclassified 6.8%
Mixed 6.5%
Other White 5.6%
African 3.9%
Other Asian 2%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Indian 1%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.08
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.19
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 54%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

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

Attainment 8 score

School 45.5
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.87
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award5
Music Studies (General)Technical Award22
TourismTechnical Award39
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award28
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award9
Health StudiesTechnical Award27
Speech & DramaTechnical Award24
TourismTechnical Award21
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE4
Art & DesignGCSE40
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Longdean School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
221
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
255
2nd preference
203
3rd preference
140
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
204
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
240
113
127
Year 8
240
114
126
Year 9
240
137
103
Year 10
239
134
105
Year 11
243
132
111
Year 12
126
55
71
Year 13
108
55
53
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
91.0%
92.3%
86.5%
Further education
43.0%
27.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
44.0%
61.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
SP
1.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
2.0%
1.0%
0.9%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.5%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
1.8%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
3.0%
5.2%
Destination unknown
SP
0.5%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
75.0%
68.4%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
21.0%
25.8%
19.7%
Russell Group
21.0%
22.6%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
1.0%
1.4%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.9%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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