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Long Stratton High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Manor Road, Long Stratton, Norwich NR15 2XR · lshs.org.uk · 01508 530418
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 679
- 83% of 821 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.8%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 109 families put the school first and 122 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 122 | 109 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 129 | 124 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 144 | 142 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 158 | 175 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 148 | 145 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.8, and 54.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲54.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.59 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121160)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 37.9 | −10.6 |
| Further education | 46.6 | +5.2 |
| Other education | 1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9 | +2.9 |
| Employment | 4.9 | +2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Long Stratton High School on 10 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 10 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121160), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2012Good
Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121160)
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (208 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Positive
- 66%
- Replies
- 208
- 29% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on 69 parents (33%) whose child was bullied
based on 60 parents (29%) with SEND