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Longfield Academy

Secondary Academy school in Longfield DA3 7PH

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  • School Reference Number: 135630
  • Address: Main Road, Longfield DA3 7PH
  • Principal: Dr Felix Donkor
  • Telephone: 01474 700700
  • Website: longfieldacademy.org
  • Managing Organisation: Leigh Academies Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,150
  • Local Education Authority: Kent
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2008* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 26/09/2023

Rating published on 31/10/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
26 September 2023 1 November 2023 School inspection Good
17 April 2018 16 May 2018 Full inspection Good
10 June 2014 1 July 2014 Full inspection Good
25 May 2011 16 June 2011 Full inspection Good
12 May 2010 14 June 2010 Monitoring visit

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number135630
Local Authority Code886
Local Authority NameKent
Establishment Number6914
School / College NameLongfield Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2008
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,150
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils998
Number of Boys511
Number of Girls487
Percentage Free School Meals25.20
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code3725
Academy trust or TrustLEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorLeigh Academies Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10024300
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetMain Road
Locality
Address3
TownLongfield
County (name)Kent
PostcodeDA3 7PH
Websitehttp://www.longfieldacademy.org
Telephone01474700700
Headteacher/Principal titleDr
Headteacher/Principal first nameFelix
Headteacher/Principal last nameDonkor
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll37
Resourced provision capacity40
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000107
DistrictDartford
Ward CodeE05012401
WardLongfield, New Barn & Southfleet
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001191
Parliamentary ConstituencyDartford
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000016
Easting560573
Northing168906
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Dartford 013
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Dartford 013B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN200000538016
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005040
LSOA CodeE01024158
Free School Meals219
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN135630
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/135630
LAESTAB8866914
School nameLongfield Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2008
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityKent
Parliamentary constituencyDartford
Multi-academy trust UID3725
Multi-academy trust nameLeigh Academies Trust
Academy sponsor UID3724
Academy sponsor nameLeigh Academies Trust
PostcodeDA3 7PH
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils998
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10287994
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date26/09/2023
Publication date31/10/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection135630
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8866914
School name at time of latest graded inspectionLongfield Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionOutstanding
Previous inspection number10045473
Previous inspection start date17/04/2018
Previous publication date16/05/2018
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection135630
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8866914
School name at time of previous graded inspectionLongfield Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionOutstanding

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