Longdon Park School
Park Hill, Hilton Road, Derbyshire, DE65 6GU
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head of School
- Headteacher Edward Barnes
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 96
- URN
- 141994
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283733195
About this school
Longdon Park School is an independent special school in Derbyshire. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 96 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Longdon Park School under its current framework. 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
Longdon Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2015, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 24 | 26 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 3.8% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 7.7% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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 Longdon Park 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 | 3.6 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.6 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.9 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65 |
| 2023/24 | 72 |
| 2024/25 | 89 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 96
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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The Bayleaf Hub1.2 miles
Special schools · Derby
-
The Fountains High School2.5 miles
Academies · Burton-on-Trent
-
The Fountains Primary School2.5 miles
Academies · Burton-on-Trent
-
Repton School2.7 miles
Independent schools · Derby
-
St Wystan's School2.9 miles
Independent schools · Derby
Other schools in Derbyshire
- Alderwasley Hall School Special schools
- Jasmine House School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Longdon Park School teach?
- Longdon Park School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Derbyshire.
- Who is the head of school of Longdon Park School?
- The head of school of Longdon Park School is Headteacher Edward Barnes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longdon Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Longdon Park School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Longdon Park School?
- Longdon Park School has 96 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Longdon Park School full?
- Longdon Park School has capacity for 100 pupils and 96 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 Longdon Park School a faith school?
- No. Longdon Park School has no designated religious character.
- How have Longdon Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.6 in 2022/23 and 4.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Longdon Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longdon Park 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 24 July 2026.