Longbenton High School
About the school
Longbenton High School is an open secondary school in North Tyneside.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 28 June 2022
- Published
- 21 September 2022
- 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
- 41.7
- North Tyneside
- 46
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Tyneside
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 28.30%
- North Tyneside
- 43.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 58.40%
- North Tyneside
- 64.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 21.10%
- North Tyneside
- 29.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.63
- North Tyneside
- 3.98
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.84
AAB or better
- School
- 21.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
950
Girls
49.16%
Boys
50.84%
SEN support
25.58%
Education, health and care plan
3.68%
English as an additional language
6.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
33.10%
Overall absence
10.27
Persistent absence
29.41
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
119
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
75%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
40
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
43%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
18%
Employment
20%