School Summary

Longsands Academy


Boys: 865
Girls: 861
Total Pupils: 1726
Opened: 01-08-2011
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Headteacher: Catherine Cusick
Longsands Academy
Longsands Road
St Neots
Cambridgeshire
PE19 1LQ
Telephone: 01480353535
Website: http://www.astrea-longsands.org

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AdministrativeWard (name): St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton
AdmissionsPolicy (code): 4
AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Cambridgeshire
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Diocese (code): 0000
Diocese (name): Not applicable
DistrictAdministrative (code): E07000011
DistrictAdministrative (name): Huntingdonshire
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 519469
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: Longsands Academy
EstablishmentNumber: 5411
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
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GOR (name): East of England
GSSLACode (name): E10000003
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Catherine
HeadLastName: Cusick
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Headteacher
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LA (name): Cambridgeshire
LSOA (code): E01018190
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LastChangedDate: 20-06-2023
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NumberOfBoys: 865
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NumberOfPupils: 1726
NurseryProvision (name): Not applicable
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 30-10-2019
OfstedRating (name): Requires improvement
OfstedSpecialMeasures (code): 0
OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate: 01-08-2011
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Huntingdon
PercentageFSM: 17.00
PhaseOfEducation (code): 4
PhaseOfEducation (name): Secondary
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PreviousEstablishmentNumber: 5411
PreviousLA (code): 905
PreviousLA (name): Pre LGR (1998) Cambridgeshire
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RSCRegion (name): East of England and North-East London
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ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Academy Converter
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SchoolCapacity: 1838
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Linked to a sponsor
SchoolSponsors (name): Astrea Academy Trust
SchoolWebsite: http://www.astrea-longsands.org
Section41Approved (name): Not applicable
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 18
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Longsands Road
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TelephoneNum: 01480353535
Town: St Neots
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 3
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts (code): 16104
Trusts (name): ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
TypeOfEstablishment (code): 34
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UPRN: 100091522632
URN: 136992
UrbanRural (code): C1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban city and town
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"10 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Bullying. Lack of sanctions in event of violence by boys expelled from other schools. Inadequate cctv and safety of pupils. Vaping and truancy rules. Some good teachers.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Bullying. Lack of sanctions in event of violence by boys expelled from other schools. Inadequate cctv and safety of pupils. Vaping and truancy rules. Some good teachers.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Angel H","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/101413096836165643898\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKGyEx5h2nEh6j-o24BbS1MSHJkQ9Y8fGtW-Aeby71d=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-11-27T09:47:17Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":3,"text":{"text":"Bullying does occur at this school, however the staff are very supportive and if you have mental health issues the school are outstanding and will do anything to help. The education itself is ok and the food provided at the canteen is good too. The better of the 2 secondary schools in town. However, the school is going downhill as the years go on and detentions are given out for little to no reason a lot of the time.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Bullying does occur at this school, however the staff are very supportive and if you have mental health issues the school are outstanding and will do anything to help. The education itself is ok and the food provided at the canteen is good too. The better of the 2 secondary schools in town. However, the school is going downhill as the years go on and detentions are given out for little to no reason a lot of the time.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Owen Thomas","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115883628612040069259\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjWCDOiP3Vq_LyapPu8JeTay0CXyRps2ptY-cDtDB9UJ9Rw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba5"},"publishTime":"2020-11-21T13:33:59Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"This school has a broken curriculum and it is self proclaimed \u00e2\u0080\u009cinstitution of learning \u00e2\u0080\u009c but they can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t even set a behaviour system that functions properly and works this is not acceptable","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"This school has a broken curriculum and it is self proclaimed \u00e2\u0080\u009cinstitution of learning \u00e2\u0080\u009c but they can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t even set a behaviour system that functions properly and works this is not acceptable","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"The Galactic Gamer","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/116966118085795861971\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUwbQfb57lZ_zC_kE2POXY4c1LdEm6f_XxvKI29363NIyw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-05-03T14:47:48Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I went to longsands and left in 2008. The school has come a long way since then and is forever improving its facilities and learning methods and produce St Neots top grade when it comes to GCSE's compared to the other secondary school","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I went to longsands and left in 2008. The school has come a long way since then and is forever improving its facilities and learning methods and produce St Neots top grade when it comes to GCSE's compared to the other secondary school","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Luke Ellis","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115172715438851808485\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocLEmGq1Q_Xu7FAZTivSuy9RGpwhrTqvshhla54tLaAP=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3"},"publishTime":"2017-02-22T15:30:41Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":2,"text":{"text":"Boutta do 6th form there\nSchool isn't best\nTheir system is rigged tbh\nSome teachers were actually alright but most are leaving\nFood was and probably still will be terrible to eat\nCanteen was overpriced\nLooking at around 2 quid for a meal with a max spending allowance of 3.50 a day out of your account\nDrinks are between 80p and 1.20 so hardly anymoneybfor snacks which cost 60p upwards","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Boutta do 6th form there\nSchool isn't best\nTheir system is rigged tbh\nSome teachers were actually alright but most are leaving\nFood was and probably still will be terrible to eat\nCanteen was overpriced\nLooking at around 2 quid for a meal with a max spending allowance of 3.50 a day out of your account\nDrinks are between 80p and 1.20 so hardly anymoneybfor snacks which cost 60p upwards","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Archie Hudson","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111162366390465080811\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjWEVpAJ5UtAqnJXIqEcdDg1yh7x6_sta8S6WALj_bgYvsM=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2019-09-03T22:56:35Z"}]