Longsands Academy

URN 136992·Secondary·Academy converter·Astrea Academy Trust·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.8%Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudes
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,186.33

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

63.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+15.1%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: sickness 10.4 days.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 17.9%.

Overall absence at 9.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.

Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudes

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

13 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.48.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.72.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)54.9%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.72.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,554

Capacity

1,838 (85%)

Free school meals

22.4%

English additional lang.

9.7%

Ethnicity

White British 80.7%Asian 1.8%Black 2.4%Mixed 5.2%Chinese 0.5%Other 0.7%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

82.3

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

18.9

Mean salary

£50,448

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.1%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

22.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.6%

Unauthorised absence

3.5%

2024/25 · 1,398 pupils