Longsands Academy
Longsands Road, St Neots, PE19 1LQ
1,412 pupils · 77% of 1,838 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.5%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 February 2024, published 4 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 54.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 72% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 72% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.76 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 275 | 209 | 339 | 258 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 254 | 211 | 335 | 247 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 269 | 242 | 366 | 261 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 282 | 293 | 390 | 282 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 280 | 237 | 327 | 263 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 289 | 297 | 378 | 289 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 285 | 317 | 411 | 285 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 286 | 352 | 430 | 286 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ernulf Academy 2.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Sandy Secondary School 10.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hinchingbrooke School 11.2 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- Cambourne Village College 11.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Peter's School 12.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Mark Rutherford School 14.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.