The Long Eaton School
Thoresby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 3NP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Shipman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Archway Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,237
- Pupils on roll
- 1,121
- URN
- 136716
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159732438
About this school
The Long Eaton School is a secondary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,121 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Long Eaton School, 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 159 | 193 | 173 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.8 | 42.6 | 42.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.59 -0.81 to -0.36 | -0.33 -0.54 to -0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 40.9% | 36.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 62.7% | 58.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 16.6% | 8.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
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 The Long Eaton School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.8 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.6 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.1 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,067 |
| 2023/24 | 1,112 |
| 2024/25 | 1,088 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Long Eaton School compares
The Long Eaton School ranked 29th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.1 | 9.7% | 36.7% | 1,121 | — |
| Wilsthorpe School | 50.5 | 7.1% | 30.3% | 1,236 | 0.8 miles |
| George Spencer Academy | 51.7 | 8% | 18.2% | 1,580 | 2.1 miles |
| Friesland School | 44.1 | 9.3% | 30.1% | 1,120 | 2.2 miles |
| Chilwell School | 50.2 | 8.3% | 19.8% | 1,078 | 2.7 miles |
| Alderman White School | 53.6 | 6.4% | 24.8% | 768 | 3.1 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)
- 36.65%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.69%
- Persistent absence
- 25.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wilsthorpe School0.8 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
George Spencer Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Friesland School2.2 miles
Secondary · Sandiacre
-
Chilwell School2.7 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Alderman White School3.1 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
The Long Eaton School ranks 30th of the 42 ranked secondary schools in Nottingham.
- Aldercar High School Secondary
- Alderman White School Secondary
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy Secondary
- Ashfield Comprehensive School Secondary
- Bluecoat Aspley Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Beechdale Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Trent Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Secondary
- Bramcote College Secondary
- Carlton Academy Secondary
- Chilwell School Secondary
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Long Eaton School teach?
- The Long Eaton School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Long Eaton School?
- The headteacher of The Long Eaton School is Mr Mark Shipman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Long Eaton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Long Eaton School, 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 The Long Eaton School?
- The Long Eaton School has 1,121 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Long Eaton School full?
- The Long Eaton School has capacity for 1,237 pupils and 1,121 on roll (91%), 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 The Long Eaton School a faith school?
- No. The Long Eaton School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Long Eaton School a selective school?
- No. The Long Eaton School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Long Eaton School part of an academy trust?
- The Long Eaton School is part of ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Long Eaton School have?
- The schools register lists The Long Eaton School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Long Eaton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.8 in 2022/23 and 42.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Long Eaton School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- The Long Eaton School ranked 29th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Long Eaton School's absence rate?
- The Long Eaton School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Long Eaton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Long Eaton School'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 1 July 2026.