Longspee Academy

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

Mid Dorset and North PooleConstituency

BH17 8PJPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Longspee Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–16, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 106 pupils. Longspee Academy is part of AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 6.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.29

Ethnicity

White

94%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

106

Total Pupils

88%Boys

12%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 5 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 106
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
20 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
21 Apr 2016	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.