Longdean School
Rumballs Rd, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8JB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Georgiades
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Scholars' Education Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,436
- URN
- 137110
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442217277
About this school
Longdean School is a secondary academy in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,436 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Longdean School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 236 | 242 | 241 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.5 | 42.5 | 42.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 -0.27 to +0.10 | -0.29 -0.47 to -0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 34.3% | 35.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 63.2% | 55.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 55.4% | 44% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
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 Longdean 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.5 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.5 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.4 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,405 |
| 2023/24 | 1,436 |
| 2024/25 | 1,443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longdean School compares
Longdean School ranked 62nd of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% 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 | 42.4 | 9.7% | 27.9% | 1,436 | — |
| The Adeyfield Academy | 35.1 | 10.3% | 34.2% | 858 | 0.8 miles |
| The Hemel Hempstead School | 49.9 | 7.5% | 18.3% | 1,287 | 1.6 miles |
| Kings Langley School | 48.6 | 9.1% | 15.3% | 1,122 | 2.0 miles |
| Laureate Academy | 41.7 | 13.8% | 38% | 703 | 2.0 miles |
| The Astley Cooper School | 34.7 | 13.7% | 36.8% | 914 | 2.3 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)
- 27.88%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.71%
- Persistent absence
- 25.18%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Adeyfield Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Hemel Hempstead
-
The Hemel Hempstead School1.6 miles
Secondary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Kings Langley School2.0 miles
Secondary · Kings Langley
-
Laureate Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Hemel Hempstead
-
The Astley Cooper School2.3 miles
Secondary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
Longdean School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Hemel Hempstead.
- John F Kennedy Catholic School Secondary
- Laureate Academy Secondary
- The Adeyfield Academy Secondary
- The Astley Cooper School Secondary
- The Hemel Hempstead School Secondary
- Heath Lane Nursery School Nursery
- Aycliffe Drive Primary School Primary
- Belswains Primary School Primary
- Bovingdon Primary Academy Primary
- Boxmoor Primary School Primary
- Broadfield Academy Primary
- Brockswood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Longdean School teach?
- Longdean School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of Longdean School?
- The headteacher of Longdean School is Mrs Ruth Georgiades, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longdean School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longdean 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 Longdean School?
- Longdean School has 1,436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Longdean School full?
- Longdean School has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,436 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Longdean School a faith school?
- No. Longdean School has no designated religious character.
- Is Longdean School a selective school?
- No. Longdean School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Longdean School part of an academy trust?
- Longdean School is part of SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Longdean School have?
- The schools register lists Longdean School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Longdean School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.5 in 2022/23 and 42.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Longdean School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Longdean School ranked 62nd of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% 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 Longdean School's absence rate?
- Longdean School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longdean School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longdean 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.