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Long Road Sixth Form College

16 plus · Cambridge · CB2 8PX

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At a glance

School type
Academy 16-19 converter
Age range
16–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.longroad.ac.uk
URN
151132

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C
30.7
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,730
Typical 16 plus school£6,307

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for 16 plus schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (6%) · supplies and services 14% (12%) · educational supplies 8% (7%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 0% (1%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £5,077,000; in-year balance +£1,362,000

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
37%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
41%
Any sustained destination
84%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher71.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications5.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work64.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways6.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health56.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier72.9%62.3%
Social housing11.5%17.1%
Privately rented15.5%20.5%
Detached houses48.1%22.9%
Flats23%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms58.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van16.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017995 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£650,000169 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£450,000–£1,055,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (35)£1,700,000
Semi-detached (11)£1,147,000
Terraced (58)£755,000
Flat (65)£420,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
12an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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