Longsands AcademyHinchingbrooke School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Longsands Academy and Hinchingbrooke School are secondary schools.
Longsands Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hinchingbrooke School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hinchingbrooke School is ahead on our composite score.
Longsands Academy was judged Good and Hinchingbrooke School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.2 for Longsands Academy and 49.0 for Hinchingbrooke School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Longsands Academy (52.1 in 2021-22, 48.2 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Hinchingbrooke School (53.1 in 2021-22, 49.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St NeotsLongsands Academy | HuntingdonHinchingbrooke School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100 | C67/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 20th of 34 in Cambridgeshire | 11th of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,412 | 2,173 | |
| Capacity | 1,838 | 2,005 | |
| Location | St Neots, PE19 1LQ | Huntingdon, PE29 3BN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.2 | 49.0 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50.9% Stronger figure | 48.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.6% Stronger figure | 67.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 269 | 348 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 95 | 178 | |
| A-level average points | 32.3 | 38.2 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.8 | 39.6 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 16.0% | 21.9% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,554 | 2,109 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.3% | 22.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.7% | 12.9% | |
| SEN support | 10.9% | 11.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.1% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.3% | 16.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Longsands Academy
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