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Longcroft School and Sixth Form College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school

Burton Road, Beverley HU17 7EJ · longcroftschool.co.uk · 01482 862171

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
49.6
average Attainment 8 score. East Riding of Yorkshire 44.9, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
722
46% of 1,578 places
Local authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
25.2%
First language not English
3.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 146 families put the school first and 155 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 114 (Places 125)114September 2023: 117 (Places 149)117September 2024: 140 (Places 148)140September 2025: 121 (Places 129)121September 2026: 146 (Places 155)146Places 155
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261551460.9100%
September 2025Sept 20251291210.999%
September 2024Sept 20241481400.9100%
September 2023Sept 20231491170.8100%
September 2022Sept 20221251140.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.6, and 54.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Riding of Yorkshire it was 44.9, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 44.6 (England 46.3)44.62017/18: 45.1 (England 46.5)45.12018/19: 44.1 (England 46.7)44.12021/22: 50.5 (England 48.8)50.52022/23: 46.4 (England 46.3)46.42023/24: 44.9 (England 45.9)44.92024/25: 49.6 (England 46.0)49.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲49.646.0
▲54.9%45.4%
▲74.3%64.8%
▲45.8%40.5%
▲4.494.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form26.3−6.9
Sixth form college24.8−4.5
Further education30.7+6.2
Apprenticeship5.1−1.4
Employment5.8+4.7
Not in a lasting destination5.8+3.1
Activity not captured1.5−0.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.8 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 24.6 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 28.7 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 27.6 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 33.9 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 29.2 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 27.1 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 32.4 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
23 studentsC+ (32.4)Average -0.25
23 studentsC+ (32.3)Average -0.24
6 studentsPass+ (19.5)—
14.3%AAB or better
80.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2441C- (27.1)-0.03
2022/2316C (29.2)—
2021/2234C+ (33.9)—
2018/1934C- (27.6)-0.31
2017/1885C (28.7)-0.26
2016/1789D+ (24.6)-0.13
2015/16119C- (27.8)-0.15

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University53.7+9.3
Further education2.4−0.4
Apprenticeship9.8+4.2
Employment24.4−8.9
Not in a lasting destination7.3−3.8
Activity not captured2.4−0.4

Ofsted

Longcroft School and Sixth Form College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
8 Nov 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Jan 2020Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
90%
Replies
10
1% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲90% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲90% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲90% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲88% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲67% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 30% who had a child bullied

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