Longdean School
About the school
Longdean School is an open secondary school in Hertfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 March 2025
- Published
- 29 April 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 42.4
- Hertfordshire
- 50.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Hertfordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 35.30%
- Hertfordshire
- 53.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 55.60%
- Hertfordshire
- 71.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 44.00%
- Hertfordshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.67
- Hertfordshire
- 4.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 29.23
AAB or better
- School
- 4.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1443
Girls
51.00%
Boys
49.00%
SEN support
24.19%
Education, health and care plan
5.89%
English as an additional language
13.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
27.88%
Overall absence
9.71
Persistent absence
25.18
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
236
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
80
Sustained education or employment
90%
Higher education
61%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
11%
Employment
15%