Powered by SchoolDash
Want to chat? The Schools Guide's AI consultant is here to help
Longfield Academy
Longfield Road, Darlington DL3 0HT
Longfield Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 94 staff (about 84 FTEs), including 50 teachers (about 47 FTEs). The present school opened in 2018.
This school is a member of Swift Academies. (Hurworth School is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Staff development.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
Choose what matters most to you with the menus below. By default, all indicators are set to ‘Relevant’ and are weighted equally in calculating overall scores for each school. Choose ‘Important’ for higher priorities and ‘Unimportant’ or ‘Ignore’ for lower priorities.

Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Distance
(miles)
Score Name
1.2Haughton Academy
1.6St Aidan's Church of England Academy
1.9Wyvern Academy
2.1Polam Hall School
2.1Carmel College
2.5Hummersknott Academy
3.4UTC South Durham
4.5Hurworth School
5.3Greenfield Academy
5.4Woodham Academy
7.3Egglescliffe School
7.8Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 15.5, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.16, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £144 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.8%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Copyright © 2024 | Last updated 1/1/2024