Longfield Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Darlington
Longfield Road, Darlington, DL3 0HT
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 15/10/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.0%
32.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
660
Capacity used
Has space73%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
86 of 86 families who put it first got an offer
90
Places offered
163
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 86 | 86 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 45 | 2 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 32 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Total | 163 | 89 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Darlington lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Angela Sweeten
- Address
- Longfield Road, Darlington, DL3 0HT
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Ward / constituency
- Harrowgate Hill · Darlington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145577
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
660 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
15 October 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 767 pupils
Attendance
90.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.47 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.53 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 149 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 149 | 13% | 48% | 63% | |
| English Language | 149 | 16% | 52% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 149 | 14% | 52% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 128 | 2% | 18% | 34% | |
| Geography | 80 | 14% | 38% | 49% | |
| Spanish | 56 | 18% | 59% | 82% | |
| Art and Design | 56 | 25% | 61% | 82% | |
| History | 39 | 18% | 33% | 51% | |
| Design & Technology | 28 | 21% | 36% | 46% | |
| Biology | 21 | 10% | 90% | 100% | |
| Physics | 21 | 10% | 86% | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 5% | 90% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Darlington council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.