Longsands Academy

State-Funded School

longsands-academy-cambridgeshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

CambridgeshireLocal Authority

St Neots and Mid CambridgeshireConstituency

PE19 1LQPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Longsands Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Cambridgeshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,412 pupils. Longsands Academy is part of ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 54.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.74

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,412

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,412
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
4 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good
8 Jan 2020	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	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.