Longdean School

State-Funded School

longdean-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

Hemel HempsteadConstituency

HP3 8JBPostcode

3.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Longdean School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,436 pupils. Longdean School is part of SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.67

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

13%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,436

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,436
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Jan 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.