Longsands Academy
About the school
Longsands Academy is an open secondary school in Cambridgeshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 13 February 2024
- Published
- 4 June 2024
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 48.5
- Cambridgeshire
- 48.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cambridgeshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 54.90%
- Cambridgeshire
- 49.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 72.00%
- Cambridgeshire
- 67.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 72.00%
- Cambridgeshire
- 45.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.74
- Cambridgeshire
- 4.36
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.25
AAB or better
- School
- 16.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1554
Girls
50.97%
Boys
49.03%
SEN support
10.94%
Education, health and care plan
2.19%
English as an additional language
9.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
23.27%
Overall absence
10.09
Persistent absence
22.32
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
272
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
186
Sustained education or employment
86%
Higher education
40%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
39%