Longbenton High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8ER
- Distance
- 1.7km away
George Stephenson High School
Southgate, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA
Local ranking9th of 15 secondary schools in North Tyneside
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1227
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 27 November 2019. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 45.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 63.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 214
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 11.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 44.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 27.0%
- Not sustained
- 14.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
48
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 6.1% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 89
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1160
- Boys
- 599 (49%)
- Girls
- 634 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1227 (100% full)
- SEND
- 9.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.5%
- EAL
- 4.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.2%
- SEN Support
- 7.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 69.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,474/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.9%
- Asian Indian: 1.6%
- Asian Chinese: 1.4%
- White Other: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
- Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
- Mixed Other: 0.5%
90.9%
White British
1.6%
Asian Indian
1.4%
Asian Chinese
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Southgate
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 108639
- UKPRN
- 10002665
- Establishment No.
- 4030
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