My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
27%Agree
40%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
18%Don't know
1%Leigh Academy Longfield
Academy sponsor led — Secondary
DA3 7PH / 11–18 / Does not apply
Good
Ofsted
40.2
Attainment 8
65%
parents recommend
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormOutstanding
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 40.2
- Progress 8
- -0.38
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 26.3%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 29.12
- Achieving AAB+
- 15.4%
65% of parents would recommend this school
165 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
27%Agree
42%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
5%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
24%Agree
39%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
5%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
8%Agree
7%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
7%Not applicable
54%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
15%Agree
32%Disagree
28%Strongly disagree
16%Don't know
9%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
23%Agree
22%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
21%Don't know
2%Not applicable
19%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
41%No
59%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 68 parents
Strongly agree
25%Agree
19%Disagree
22%Strongly disagree
30%Don't know
4%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
32%Agree
39%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
8%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
28%Agree
36%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
25%Agree
39%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
26%Agree
55%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
5%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
22%Agree
57%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
8%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
19%Agree
32%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
17%Don't know
13%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
65%No
35%18.1% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
18.1%
SEN support
7.2%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 7%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2.1%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 4%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.9%
75.9% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 75.9%
49% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 78%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 6%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 49%
- Entered top-third university
- 9%
- Achieved a degree
- 53%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 18:1
- Free school meals
- 26%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18:1
- Overall absence
- 8.04%
- Persistent absence
- 23.97%
- English as additional language
- 3.5%
- Teachers with QTS
- 93%
- White
- 88.2%
- Mixed
- 4.7%
- Asian
- 2%
- Black
- 2.4%
- Other
- 0.6%
White British83.5%
Other White3.5%
Gypsy / Roma0.7%
Irish Traveller0.4%
Irish0.1%
White & Black Caribbean1.4%
Other Mixed1.2%
White & Asian1.1%
White & Black African1%
Indian0.9%
Chinese0.5%
Other Asian0.3%
Pakistani0.2%
Bangladeshi0.1%
Caribbean1.4%
African1%