The Long Eaton School, Nottingham

In 2026, pupils at The Long Eaton School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

34% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 42.1.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.33: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.9, against 43.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 167 families put The Long Eaton School as their first choice and 287 named it as one of their preferences, for 203 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Long Eaton School are Wilsthorpe School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.3); George Spencer Academy (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.6); Friesland School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46); and Chilwell School (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than The Long Eaton School.

The Long Eaton School is one of 13 schools run by Archway Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42 in 2024/25.

Of the 193 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 52% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 52 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 54% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 19% into work. 18% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

33.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (8%).

The Long Eaton School has a resourced provision for autism.

The nearest railway station is Long Eaton Rail Station, about 770 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Laurel Crescent (opposite), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 256 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Long Eaton School issued 292 suspensions, 26.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Long Eaton School are Dovedale Primary School (0.4 miles), Brooklands Primary School (0.5 miles), St Laurence CofE Primary School (0.6 miles) and Parklands Infant and Nursery School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.