Longbenton High School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside
Last distance offered · Year 7 2025
1.57 miles
Published by North Tyneside Council · offers on 3 March 2025
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Longbenton High School is a secondary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 June 2022. North Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 entry.
Longbenton High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2025 | 1.57 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2025, the last child offered a place lived 1.57 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 9 North Tyneside secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 160 first-choice applications for 175 offers; 150 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Year 7 in 2026 had 0.9 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 8 North Tyneside secondary schools; 25 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 28% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 41.7 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Tyneside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hailsham Avenue, Longbenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8ER
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 995 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 June 2022
Strengths
- “Longbenton High is a caring school.”
- “Parents and carers say that the school knows its pupils well.”
- “Pupils enjoy school and say that teachers and staff help them to achieve.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, pupils find it difficult to focus on their learning.”
- “A minority of pupils find it difficult to focus in lessons.”
- “When this happens, this behaviour is not addressed consistently well by staff.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 28% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 160 first-preference applications, 175 offers in total, 150 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Tyneside.
- George Stephenson High School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Burnside College 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Churchill Academy 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- North Gosforth Academy 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic High School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Norham High School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Monkseaton High School 4.4 mi Not judged
- Whitley Bay High School 4.7 mi Outstanding