Foundation school · North Tyneside

Longbenton High School

11–18Ages
995Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
108645URN

Hailsham Avenue, Longbenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8ER · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.2 above North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Tyneside

355 applications for 175 places · 3rd of 8 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.8of 90

North Tyneside 44.4 England 46.0

11th of 11 in North Tyneside

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Sixth form provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

0.2 above North Tyneside median (1.8) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

355 applications · 175 places offered · 160 named it first

2026 2.0; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 2.5; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 2.3; North Tyneside median median 1.6
2023 2.0; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2022 1.8; North Tyneside median median 1.4
2021 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2020 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2019 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.4
2018 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2017 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2016 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2015 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2014 1.4; North Tyneside median median 1.4

This school
North Tyneside median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	175	355	2.0	160	0.91
Sep 2025	174	428	2.5	194	1.11
Sep 2024	176	411	2.3	168	0.95
Sep 2023	179	354	2.0	185	1.03
Sep 2022	155	281	1.8	136	0.88
Sep 2021	179	295	1.7	137	0.77
Sep 2020	172	282	1.6	141	0.82
Sep 2019	181	315	1.7	142	0.78
Sep 2018	162	254	1.6	110	0.68
Sep 2017	174	256	1.5	122	0.70
Sep 2016	169	206	1.2	99	0.59
Sep 2015	137	211	1.5	110	0.80
Sep 2014	133	188	1.4	116	0.87

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

171 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.811th of 11 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 44.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%8th of 11 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%

North Tyneside 64% England 66%

This school
North Tyneside median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.43

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	171	41.8	36%	57%	–
2024/25	166	41.7	28%	58%	–
2023/24	172	42.2	41%	56%	−0.43
2022/23	119	40.7	28%	44%	−0.58

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Longbenton High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
George Stephenson High School
1.7 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
St Mary's Catholic School
1.8 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Outstanding2023

4.4applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
Gosforth East Middle School
2.7 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2023
Jesmond Park Academy
2.9 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Good2022

3.0applications per place 53.1Attainment 8
Gosforth Central Middle School
2.9 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2024
Gosforth Academy
3.2 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Good2022

55.0Attainment 8
Benfield School
3.3 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 31.8Attainment 8
Gosforth Junior High Academy
3.4 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Good2023

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 108645 · 392/4039
Trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,105 pupils · 995 on roll
Free school meals: 32.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hailsham Avenue, Longbenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8ER
Local authority: North Tyneside

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources