Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Burton Road, Beverley, HU17 7EJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Perry
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Beverley and Holderness
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,578
- Pupils on roll
- 722
- URN
- 118073
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482862171
About this school
Longcroft School and Sixth Form College is a community secondary school in Beverley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 722 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Longcroft School and Sixth Form College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 164 | 137 | 144 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.4 | 44.9 | 49.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 -0.33 to +0.11 | -0.22 -0.46 to +0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 44.5% | 54.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 61.3% | 74.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 29.2% | 45.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Longcroft School and Sixth Form College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Riding of Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.4 | 45 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.9 | 43.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.6 | 44.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 752 |
| 2023/24 | 735 |
| 2024/25 | 728 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longcroft School and Sixth Form College compares
Longcroft School and Sixth Form College ranked 4th of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.6 | 6.3% | 22.2% | 722 | — |
| Beverley High School | 50.1 | 8.1% | 18.4% | 821 | 0.8 miles |
| Beverley Grammar School | 46.2 | 7.2% | 19.5% | 829 | 1.2 miles |
| Cottingham High School | 45.2 | 9.3% | 24% | 826 | 4.3 miles |
| Sirius Academy North | 37.8 | 10.6% | 51.3% | 1,095 | 5.7 miles |
| Lift Kingswood | 55 | 5.3% | 30.1% | 1,592 | 6.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.19%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 18.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beverley High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Beverley
-
Beverley Grammar School1.2 miles
Secondary · Beverley
-
Cottingham High School4.3 miles
Secondary · Cottingham
-
Sirius Academy North5.7 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Lift Kingswood6.1 miles
Secondary · Hull
Other schools in Beverley
- Beverley Grammar School Secondary
- Beverley High School Secondary
- Beverley Manor Nursery School Nursery
- Beverley Minster CE Primary School Primary
- Beverley St Nicholas Primary School Primary
- Cherry Burton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Keldmarsh Primary School Primary
- Leconfield Primary School Primary
- Leven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Molescroft Primary School Primary
- St John of Beverley Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Beverley Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Longcroft School and Sixth Form College teach?
- Longcroft School and Sixth Form College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Beverley.
- Who is the headteacher of Longcroft School and Sixth Form College?
- The headteacher of Longcroft School and Sixth Form College is Mr David Perry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longcroft School and Sixth Form College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longcroft School and Sixth Form College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Longcroft School and Sixth Form College?
- Longcroft School and Sixth Form College has 722 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Longcroft School and Sixth Form College full?
- Longcroft School and Sixth Form College has capacity for 1,578 pupils and 722 on roll (46%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Longcroft School and Sixth Form College a faith school?
- No. Longcroft School and Sixth Form College has no designated religious character.
- Is Longcroft School and Sixth Form College a selective school?
- No. Longcroft School and Sixth Form College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Longcroft School and Sixth Form College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.4 in 2022/23 and 49.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Longcroft School and Sixth Form College compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Longcroft School and Sixth Form College ranked 4th of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Longcroft School and Sixth Form College's absence rate?
- Longcroft School and Sixth Form College's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longcroft School and Sixth Form College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longcroft School and Sixth Form College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.