Longcroft School and Sixth Form College

Community school·Secondary school Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire·HU17 7EJ
Composite score
62.0
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#969
National rank
#68
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#4
In East Riding of Yorkshire
Top 31%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
49.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
55%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
74%
% EBacc grade 5+
26%
EBacc average points score
4.49

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
146 first choices, 155 places
First choices per place
0.94
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
291
any preference, for 155 places
Applications from another council area
10%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9120220.7920230.9520240.9420250.942026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Longcroft School and Sixth Form College first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
728
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
22.2%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
4.3%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.5%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.6%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
8.6%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
28.3%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.1
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,867
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
94%
164 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
85%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
5%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About Longcroft School and Sixth Form College

Longcroft School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 728 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 49.6 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 4.7 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 31% of secondary schools nationally.

55% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 74% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Longcroft School and Sixth Form College their first choice was offered one of its 155 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 94% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 8.6%. There are about 18.1 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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