Longdean School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.95 miles
In Priority Area, Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Longdean School is a secondary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Longdean 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 2026 | 0.95 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 0.93 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.05 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.96 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.13 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.89 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.02 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 1.06 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 1.09 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 1.85 mi |
| Year 7 2016 | 0.98 mi |
| Year 7 2015 | 1.19 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 35% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 42.4 (England 46).
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 244 first-choice applications for 224 offers, 1.1 first choices per offer, the 31st highest of 74 Hertfordshire secondary schools.
- In 2026, 206 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families, while 38 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 under one of its admission criteria lived 0.95 miles away, about the same as in 2025.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Rumballs Rd, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8JB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,436 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “Longdean is a friendly and nurturing school.”
- “Pupils know that they have a trusted adult to turn to should the need arise.”
- “They say that this really matters to them and that it helps them to feel safe.”
To improve
- “Although the school’s published outcomes in national examinations have started to improve, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should by the end of Year 11.”
- “Nevertheless, in 2024, some pupils did not achieve well enough in national tests, such as GCSEs.”
- “This is because many were affected adversely by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and previous weaknesses in the structure of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2025 (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) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.4 | 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: 244 first-preference applications, 224 offers in total, 206 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 Hertfordshire.
- The Adeyfield Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Hemel Hempstead School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kings Langley School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Laureate Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Astley Cooper School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- John F Kennedy Catholic School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Parmiter's School 3.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Future Academies Watford 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
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