Longbenton High School is a secondary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 14/11/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hailsham Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8ER
Website: http://longbenton.org.uk/
Telephone: 01912189500
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: North Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kelly Holbrook
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 108645

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1105
Number of Pupils: 824
Number of Boys: 392
Number of Girls: 432

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -0.72 to -0.27
Of the 130 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 125 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:14%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.51
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Benton Dene Primary School
Hailsham Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8FD
4out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)
Goathland Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8FA
3out of 4 625 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Stephens Roman Catholic Primary School Aided
Goathland Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8FA
3out of 4 648 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Forest Hall Primary School
Delaval Road , Forest Hall NE12 9BA
2out of 4 1,025 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Balliol Primary School
Chesters Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8QP
3out of 4 1,048 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longbenton High School
Hailsham Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8ER
2out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
George Stephenson High School
Southgate , Killingworth NE12 6SA
2out of 4 1,843 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic School
Benton Park Road , NE7 7PE
4out of 4 1,945 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Jesmond Park Academy
Jesmond Park West , NE7 7DP
1out of 4 3,131 yd Academy sponsor led - Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gosforth East Middle School
Harewood Road , Gosforth NE3 5JT
3out of 4 2,964 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Gosforth Central Middle School
Great North Road , Gosforth NE3 1UN
3out of 4 3,183 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Benton Dene School
Hailsham Avenue , NE12 8FD
3out of 4 164 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Percy Hedley Hedleys College
Station Road , Forest Hall NE12 8YY
- not rated 457 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Percy Hedley School
West Lane , Killingworth NE12 7BH
4out of 4 1,450 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Hopespring Newcastle
Chesters Avenue (on corner of Aydon Gardens) , Longbenton NE12 8UZ
- not rated 1,647 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Beacon Hill School
Rising Sun Cottages , NE28 9JW
3out of 4 3,078 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.