60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
44%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
24%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
532.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
721
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
33%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged
Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDarlington
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1
Admissions—
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Longfield Academy · Secondary · Darlington
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
-7pp
66%63%60%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
44%
+2pp
44%42%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
Attainment 8
42.8
-0.8
48.545.642.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42.8
EBacc entry
24%
+9pp
42%29%15%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 24%
EBacc APS
532.7
-75.0
685.5609.1532.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 532.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
721
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
33%
Contact
Address
Longfield Road, Darlington, DL3 0HT
Local authority
Darlington
Website
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Telephone
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Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 44% | 42.8 | Not applicable | 24% | 532.7 | 38% | 721 |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 42% | 43.6 | -0.47 | 15% | 607.7 | 26% | 793 |
| 2022/23 | 62% | 39% | 46.5 | -0.09 | 17% | 580.5 | 24% | 819 |
| 2021/22 | 65% | 44% | 48.5 | -0.11 | 21% | 685.5 | 32% | 876 |
| 2018/19 | 61% | 42% | 45.1 | -0.11 | 42% | 630.7 | 42% | 904 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 721 | 17.9 | 19% | 9% | 37% | 10% | 33% |
| 2023/24 | 793 | 18.9 | 18% | 7% | 32% | 10% | 32% |
| 2022/23 | 819 | 17.5 | 18% | 7% | 32% | 10% | 30% |
| 2021/22 | 876 | 16.0 | 14% | 6% | 32% | 8% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 884 | 15.5 | 12% | 5% | 32% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 904 | 14.8 | 13% | 4% | 36% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7% | 22% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.