Longfield Academy is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Darlington. The school has 721 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 15 October 2024. The Headteacher is Angela Sweeten. The school is administered by Darlington local authority. It belongs to NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. It opened in 1 March 2018.
Applications for places at Longfield Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Darlington). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.
GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)
42.8
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.47
Progress 8 · 2023-24
44%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
60%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.57
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
24%
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.