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Longsands Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Longsands Road, St Neots PE19 1LQ · astrea-longsands.org · 01480 353535

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
48.5
average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,412
77% of 1,838 places
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
24.5%
First language not English
10.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Astrea Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 209 families put the school first and 275 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: 237 (Places 280)237September 2023: 293 (Places 282)293September 2024: 242 (Places 269)242September 2025: 211 (Places 254)211September 2026: 209 (Places 275)209Places 275
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262752090.8100%
September 2025Sept 20252542110.8100%
September 2024Sept 20242692420.9100%
September 2023Sept 20232822931▲92%
September 2022Sept 20222802370.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.5, and 54.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 48.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.3 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: 44.3 (England 46.3)44.32017/18: 45.6 (England 46.5)45.62018/19: 48.8 (England 46.7)48.82021/22: 52.1 (England 48.8)52.12022/23: 48.1 (England 46.3)48.12023/24: 47.5 (England 45.9)47.52024/25: 48.5 (England 46.0)48.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲48.546.0
▲54.9%45.4%
▲72.0%64.8%
▲72.0%40.5%
▲4.744.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form43.2−1.5
Sixth form college3.9+1.6
Further education39.6+6.1
Other education0.4−1.5
Apprenticeship4.2+0.1
Employment2.5−1.6
Not in a lasting destination3.9−2.9
Activity not captured2.5−0.1

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: 29.0 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 29.7 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 32.0 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 30.1 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 34.7 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 31.8 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 33.1 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 32.3 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
95 studentsC+ (32.3)Below average -0.17
95 studentsC+ (32.5)Below average -0.16
34 studentsDist- (32.1)Average -0.13
16%AAB or better
90.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2484C+ (33.1)-0.08
2022/23136C+ (31.8)—
2021/22110C+ (34.7)—
2018/19123C (30.1)-0.06
2017/18177C+ (32)+0.11
2016/17147C (29.7)-0.12
2015/16199C (29)0.00

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University50+5.8
Further and other education2−0.7
Further education1−1
Other education1+0.3
Apprenticeship1−4.4
Employment36.3+1.6
Not in a lasting destination7.8−2.4
Activity not captured2.9+0.2

Ofsted

Longsands Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
13 Feb 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2019

Other inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2025Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet
  • Oct 2019Requires improvement
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Nov 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

9% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
9%
Replies
70
5% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼21% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼31% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼24% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼46% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼35% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼21% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼40% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼30% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼77% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼18% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼18% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 93% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼14% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 49% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼6% agreeEngland 67%

based on 16 parents (23%) with SEND

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