Longdendale High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 3 2023 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
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 148431
- Address
- Spring Street, SK14 8LW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 789 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 42.1%
- Girls
- 57.9%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 90.7%
Mixed 3%
African 2%
Other White 1.6%
Other Asian 0.8%
Indian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.59
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 60%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.59
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 44 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 18 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
Admissions
Longdendale High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 91
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 50
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 147 57 90 |
| Year 8 | 166 75 91 |
| Year 9 | 164 60 104 |
| Year 10 | 146 70 76 |
| Year 11 | 166 70 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 82.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 35.0% 42.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 2.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 48.0% 37.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 9.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |