UK Schools
Longsands Academy
Longsands Academy is a mixed secondary academy in St Neots, Cambridgeshire County Council, teaching 1,412 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in February 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 48.5 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 4 September 2025.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Longsands Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Longsands Academy.
- 1 Inset Day – No scholars in school
- 2 Inset Day – No scholars in school
- 3 Term starts – Year 7 & Year 12 only
- 4 Term starts – Year 7, Year 11, Year 12 & Year 13 in only
- 5 All year groups return
- 24 Inset Day – No scholars in school
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 3 Inset Day – No scholars in school
- 5 Inset Day – No scholars in school
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Inset Day – No scholars in school
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 20 Inset Day – No scholars in school
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 26–29 Summer Half Term
- 3 Inset Day – No scholars in school
- 20 Inset Day – No scholars in school
- 21 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day – No scholars in school Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day – No scholars in school Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Term starts – Year 7 & Year 12 only Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Term starts – Year 7, Year 11, Year 12 & Year 13 in only Sep 4, 2025 Term
- All year groups return Sep 5, 2025 Event
- Inset Day – No scholars in school Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Inset Day – No scholars in school Nov 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day – No scholars in school Dec 5, 2025 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day – No scholars in school Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day – No scholars in school Mar 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 26-29, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day – No scholars in school Jul 3, 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day – No scholars in school Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 21, 2026 onwards Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Longsands Academy with Cambridgeshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 48.5 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 32.25 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 22.3% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 92% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 86% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Longsands Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Longsands Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.