Longfield School is an outstanding school. Longfield is the eighth most improved school in the country on the Government's key measure of 5A*-C including English and Maths. Longfield is a mixed secondary school (11-16) with specialist sports status. It is popular and oversubscribed. Longfield delivers an innovative and personalised curriculum for all learners.
Longfield was inspected by Ofsted in March 2009 and was judged good with many outstanding features.
* CVA has improved from 983 to 1018 placing us in the top 13% of schools nationally.
* 5A*-C including English and Maths has risen from well below national average to national average.
* 5A*-C is 73% compared with 45% at the last inspection.
* The school has radically overhauled its curricular provision to promote more independent learning opportunities and has received national recognition as a centre for disciplined innovation.
* New leadership is in place in many subjects, this has improved the capacity to improve.
* The impact of the specialism is now felt across the school. Pupils can participate in a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular social and sporting activities.
* The school became a Healthy school and an International school in 2008.
* The school is now a Teaching and Learning Centre accredited for providing Continuous Professional Development.
* Longfield is recognised as providing outstanding value for money.
Longfield is a school well equipped for the twenty first century...more