Longbenton High School

State-Funded School

longbenton-high-school-north-tyneside-north-east

North EastRegion

North TynesideLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne NorthConstituency

NE12 8ERPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Longbenton High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in North Tyneside, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 995 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 28.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.63

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

995

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 995
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good
10 Dec 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.