Longfield Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Inadequate Apr 6 2022 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
- 793 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.7%
- Persistent absence
- 30.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 85.8%
Other White 3.3%
Bangladeshi 2.8%
African 2.1%
Mixed 1.9%
Other Black 1.4%
Other 1%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.2
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.5
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.75
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 47 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 171 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 170 |
| Geography | GCSE | 68 |
| Modern Greek | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Longfield Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 89
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 140 73 67 |
| Year 8 | 155 76 79 |
| Year 9 | 169 104 65 |
| Year 10 | 157 81 76 |
| Year 11 | 172 85 87 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 41.0% 34.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 13.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 33.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.2% |