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Longfield Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Longfield Road, Darlington DL3 0HT · longfield.uk.com
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Darlington 44.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 660
- 73% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 38.8%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 122 families put the school first and 130 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 | 130 | 122 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 86 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 87 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 135 | 116 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 141 | 132 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.8, and 44.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Darlington it was 44.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼24.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.57 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137222)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.2 | +1.8 |
| Sixth form college | 32.6 | −4.8 |
| Further education | 45.9 | +5.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 2.3 | −3.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.4 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | +0.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Longfield Academy on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Apr 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137222), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- Sept 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Apr 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2015Good
Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137222)
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 66
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 58% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (36%) with SEND