Longspee Academy
Learoyd Road, Canford Heath, Poole, BH17 8PJ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
- Associate Principal
- Mr Gavin O'connell
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Ambitions Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 114
- Pupils on roll
- 106
- URN
- 140067
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202380266
About this school
Longspee Academy is a special academy in Poole. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 106 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 91.0 | 92.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -18.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -18.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -18.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 12.4 | 6.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | -1.77 -2.90 to -0.64 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 12.5% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 12.5% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.7 | 0.3 |
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 Longspee Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 12.4 | 38.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 18.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 18.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 111 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 21 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report6 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.26%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 18.7%
- Persistent absence
- 44.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Montacute School0.8 miles
Academies · Poole
-
The Quay School1.9 miles
Academies · Poole
-
Winchelsea School2.0 miles
Special schools · Poole
-
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School2.1 miles
Independent schools · Poole
-
The Lion Works School2.2 miles
Special schools · Poole
Other schools in Poole
- Langside School Special schools
- Montacute School Academies
- The Lion Works School Special schools
- The Quay School Academies
- The White House School Special schools
- Victoria Education Centre Special schools
- Winchelsea School Special schools
- Ad Astra Infant School Primary
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bayside Academy Primary
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canford Heath Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Longspee Academy teach?
- Longspee Academy teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Poole.
- Who is the associate principal of Longspee Academy?
- The associate principal of Longspee Academy is Mr Gavin O'connell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Longspee Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longspee Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Longspee Academy?
- Longspee Academy has 106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Longspee Academy full?
- Longspee Academy has capacity for 114 pupils and 106 on roll (93%), 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 Longspee Academy a faith school?
- No. Longspee Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Longspee Academy?
- Longspee Academy is part of AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Longspee Academy have?
- The schools register lists Longspee Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Longspee Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Longspee Academy's absence rate?
- Longspee Academy's overall absence rate is 18.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longspee Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longspee Academy'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.