Longdean School is a secondary school located in Hemel Hempstead. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/12/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Rumballs Rd, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8JB
Website: http://www.longdean.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01442217277
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Graham Cunningham
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137110

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/12/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1260
Number of Pupils: 1349
Number of Boys: 699
Number of Girls: 650

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.36 Confidence interval -0.56 to -0.17
Of the 183 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 167 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:51%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.79
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heath Lane Nursery School
Heath Lane , HP1 1TT 		3out of 4 2,846 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School
Peascroft Road , HP3 8ER 		3out of 4 214 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Chambersbury Primary School
Hill Common , Bennetts End HP3 8JH 		3out of 4 401 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School
Acorn Road , Bennetts End HP3 8DW 		3out of 4 664 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
The Reddings Primary School
Bennetts End Road , HP3 8DX 		3out of 4 736 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Belswains Primary School
Barnfield , HP3 9QJ 		3out of 4 966 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longdean School
Rumballs Rd , HP3 8JB 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Adeyfield Academy
Longlands , HP2 4DE 		1out of 4 1,453 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Hemel Hempstead School
Heath Lane , HP1 1TX 		3out of 4 2,841 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodfield School
Malmes Croft , Leverstock Green HP3 8RL 		4out of 4 701 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Dacorum Education Support Centre
30 Tenzing Road , HP2 4HS 		4out of 4 1,538 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abbot's Hill School
Bunkers Lane , HP3 8RP 		- not rated 1,554 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Lockers Park School
Lockers Park Lane , HP1 1TL 		- not rated 3,261 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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