Longdendale High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Mar 25 2025 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
- 784 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 41.7%
- Girls
- 58.3%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.2%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 90.2%
Mixed 3%
African 2.4%
Other White 1.5%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
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 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.64
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| English Language | GCSE | 136 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 130 |
| Geography | GCSE | 60 |
Admissions
Longdendale High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 89
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 46
Offers
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 173 72 101 |
| Year 8 | 149 57 92 |
| Year 9 | 163 72 91 |
| Year 10 | 159 60 99 |
| Year 11 | 140 66 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 82.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 42.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 2.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 36.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.3% 3.0% |