How many pupils does Longsands Academy have?

Longsands Academy has 1,554 pupils enrolled.

Who is the headteacher of Longsands Academy?

The headteacher of Longsands Academy is Francis Bray.

What type of school is Longsands Academy?

Longsands Academy is a Academy converter with a Secondary phase of education.

Which local authority is Longsands Academy in?

Longsands Academy is in the Cambridgeshire local authority area.

Academy converter Secondary Open

Longsands Academy

Longsands Road, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, PE19 1LQ

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 13 February 2024). Last inspected 13 February 2024.

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1,554

Pupils

22.4%

Free school meals

1 August 2011

Opened

About this school

Longsands Academy is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire. The school has 1,554 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 13 February 2024). Last inspected 13 February 2024. The Headteacher is Francis Bray. The school is administered by Cambridgeshire local authority. It belongs to ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST. It opened in 1 August 2011.

School details

Headteacher: Francis Bray
Trust: ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Gender: Mixed
URN: 136992

Contact

01480353535 enquiries@astrea-longsands.org Visit website Ofsted Report

Admissions

Applications for places at Longsands Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Cambridgeshire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

48.5

Attainment 8 · 2024-25

+0.13

Progress 8 · 2023-24

55%

Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25

72%

Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25

4.74

EBacc average point score · 2024-25

72%

Entering the EBacc · 2024-25

Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →