Longfield Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Oct 15 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Unique reference
- 145577
- Address
- Longfield Road, DL3 0HT
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 721 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.8%
- Persistent absence
- 30.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.5%
White British 81.8%
African 4.6%
Other White 3.6%
Bangladeshi 2.9%
Mixed 1.9%
Other 1.7%
Other Black 1.2%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.7
Local authority average 44.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.57
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 20 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 149 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 149 |
Admissions
Longfield Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 110 49 61 |
| Year 8 | 146 71 75 |
| Year 9 | 148 74 74 |
| Year 10 | 167 95 72 |
| Year 11 | 150 77 73 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 41.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 12.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 31.0% 31.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.4% 3.0% |