# Alternatives to Longsands Academy

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Longsands Academy and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Longsands Academy, for comparison

0.76 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Ernulf Academy, St. Neots](/school/146369/ernulf-academy) | 1.4 mi south-west | 0.85 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Sandy Secondary School, Sandy](/school/109669/sandy-secondary-school) | 6.7 mi south | - | - | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon](/school/137475/hinchingbrooke-school) | 7.0 mi north | 1.29 | 2026 | Strong standard | no | not recorded |
| [Cambourne Village College, Cambridge](/school/139408/cambourne-village-college) | 7.3 mi east | 1.19 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [St Peter's School, Huntingdon](/school/137248/st-peter-s-school) | 7.9 mi north | 0.72 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Mark Rutherford School, Bedford](/school/139160/mark-rutherford-school) | 9.3 mi south-west | 0.83 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/136992/longsands-academy/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/136992/longsands-academy