Longfield Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Darlington
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Darlington Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Longfield Academy is a secondary school in Darlington for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Darlington has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Longfield Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 122 first-choice applications for 130 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 3 of the 5 other Darlington secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 44% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 nearest secondary schools in Darlington.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Darlington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Longfield Road, Darlington, DL3 0HT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Darlington
- Pupils on roll
- 660 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Longfield Academy has undergone significant change for the better.”
- “The culture is now one where pupils are happy, kind and friendly.”
- “Their interactions with adults and other pupils are respectful.”
To improve
- “The school is working to stabilise the number of pupils who study the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects.”
- “In a few instances, the curriculum is not delivered as skilfully as the school intends.”
- “This means that pupils do not achieve as highly as they should in some subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 November 2024 (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) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.8 | 46 |
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: 122 first-preference applications, 130 offers in total, 122 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 Darlington.
- Haughton Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy 1.8 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Wyvern Academy 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Carmel College 2.1 mi Not judged
- Hummersknott Academy 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hurworth School 4.5 mi Good Last distance published