Longfield Academy

State-Funded School

longfield-academy-darlington-north-east

North EastRegion

DarlingtonLocal Authority

DarlingtonConstituency

DL3 0HTPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Longfield Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Darlington, North East.

It currently serves 660 pupils. Longfield Academy is part of NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.57

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

660

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 660
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
28 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
25 Jul 2022	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate
21 Apr 2015	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.