Longdendale High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 2 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
- 21.1%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 16 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 31 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 38 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 38 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
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 |