National Offer Day - 3rd March 2025
We hope you have been successful in being allocated a school place with us for September 2025! What to do next:
To accept the place your child has been offered, you can do this on the Portal (if that is how you applied), or you can email school.admissions@northtyneside.gov.uk to accept the place.
To go on the waiting list for a place at our school, please email school.admissions@northtyneside.gov.uk. You can also let us know via transition@longbenton.org.uk, but please note that we have no control over this list until December 31st.
If you want to go through the appeals process, the link is here: https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/224/appeal-school-place-decision The provisional dates we have been given for appeals are 19th & 20th May 2025.
Details regarding our Welcome Event are below. You can RSVP your attendance at this link: https://forms.gle/BQzCrQmqm5hy4mph7
You can get in touch with us via transition@longbenton.org.uk with any queries; we will be happy to help!
In Year Applications / School Spaces
We currently have spaces in 9-11, but no spaces in year 7 or 8. We are still accepting Year 12 students into our Sixth Form (contact sixthform@longbenton.org.uk for queries).
Mrs Hay, Assistant Headteacher, deals with inquiries regarding in year applications and school moves.
You can find the most recent vacancy information across all North Tyneside schools for Y7-11 here: https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/sites/default/files/web-page-related-files/School%20Vacancy%20Information%20Oct%20-%20Nov%2023.xlsx.pdf
North Tyneside Admissions deal with in year transfers; you will need to follow the guidance here: https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/223/year-transfers
Year 6 Parent FAQs - March 2025
We wanted a place for our child but have not been offered one - why not?
We are oversubscribed again in 2025 due to our increasing popularity. Distance to school and/or whether you are living in our catchment area is therefore a large factor in admissions this year. We have had previous years where everyone who wanted a place received one, as we had not reached our PAN (published admission number) of 180 in each year group. This year we exceeded that number significantly, so if you live out of catchment or further away and have named us as your first preference, unfortunately the equal preference / oversubscription criteria applies. Please refer to page 34 in the admissions guide here: https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/sites/default/files/web-page-related-files/Essential%20Guide%202023_0.pdf
The instructions will be in your offer letter/email regarding the confirmation of places, how to accept/reject places and how to appeal against a decision.
North Tyneside is our admissions authority; we do not deal with admissions independently. Any queries should be directed to school.admissions@northtyneside.gov.uk.
How do I ensure my child is on a waiting list for a place? How will I know where they are on that list?
We do not hold this information as a school; this is managed by North Tyneside admissions until December each year. You should email schooladmissions@northtyneside.gov.uk to secure a place on the waiting list. Your position on this waiting list will be determined by the oversubscription criteria. After March 17th you will get a better idea of how big the list is and where you are on that list by contacting North Tyneside.
Who are your main primary feeder schools?
There is no such thing as a formal feeder school for us - our oversubscription criteria is based on catchment, sibling link and distance from the school, not where you go to school now. We admitted students from 22 different primary schools across North Tyneside and Newcastle in September 2024 and are expecting students from 20 different schools this September. Students come to us primarily from Amberley, Backworth Park, Bailey Green, Balliol, Benton Dene, Forest Hall, Holystone, Ivy Road, St Bart's, St Mary's, St Stephen's, and Westmoor.
Further information
Detailed below are the admission arrangements that were determined by the Governing Body of Longbenton High School in accordance with the School Admission Code 2014.
For further information about school admission arrangements in North Tyneside contact the Access Team:
Tel: (0191) 6438724
Email: school.admissions@northtyneside.gov.uk
Admissions 2025
