Design & Technology Technician
Closes 24 Nov
Full timeIT and technicians
We are seeking to appoint a full-time Design and Technology Technician to join our successful team to support teaching and learning. You will support the teachers in preparing…
Longfield Academy
Longfield Academy is a secondary academy in Darlington, United Kingdom with 660 pupils, part of Northern Arch Learning Partnership. Ofsted: Inadequate, inspected 5 April 2022. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Design & Technology Technician (closes 24 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
- Head
- Angela Sweeten
- Trust or group
- Northern Arch Learning Partnership
- Type
- Academy, Secondary
- Pupils
- 660 pupils · 48% girls · 38.8% eligible for free school meals · 10.8% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26 - Special needs
- 115 (17.4%) on SEN support · 18 (2.7%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - Local authority
- Darlington
- Location
- Darlington, DL3 0HT, United Kingdom
- Register number
- URN 145577 (register entry)
- Ofsted
- Inadequate, inspected 5 April 2022
Since then: Taking effective action towards the removal of serious weaknesses designation (ungraded inspection, 26 March 2024)
Vacancies (1)
Exam results
| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 provisional | 39.8 | 33.5% |
| 2024/25 | 42.8 | 44.3% |
| 2023/24 | 43.6 | 41.9% |
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 26 March 2024 | Ungraded inspection | Taking effective action towards the removal of serious weaknesses designation |
| 21 September 2023 | Ungraded inspection | Taking effective action towards the removal of serious weaknesses designation |
| 25 January 2023 | Ungraded inspection | Taking effective action towards the removal of serious weaknesses designation |
| 5 April 2022 | Graded inspection | Inadequate |
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 36.0 | 18.3 | – | 0 | £56,854 |
| 2024/25 | 40.2 | 17.9 | 18% | 0 | £50,355 |
| 2023/24 | 42.0 | 18.9 | 26% | 0 | £50,912 |
| 2022/23 | 46.9 | 17.5 | 33% | 0 | £47,437 |
| 2021/22 | 54.6 | 16.0 | 22% | 0 | £45,026 |
| 2020/21 | 57.1 | 15.5 | 4% | 0 | £40,930 |
Earlier years (2018/19 to 2019/20)
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 58.2 | 15.3 | 19% | 0 | £40,071 |
| 2018/19 | 60.9 | 14.8 | 16% | 0 | £38,677 |
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9.9% | 4.8% | 28.6% | 4.4% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 3.6% | 30.9% | 5.5% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 5.3% | 28.8% | 6.3% |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 3.8% | 28.6% | 3.2% |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 2.1% | 22.7% | 1.3% |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 1.0% | 9.8% | 1.0% |
Earlier years (2017/18 to 2018/19)
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 2.4% | 13.8% | 1.8% |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 2.7% | 19.2% | 3.0% |
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
2 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 1 support. Most often advertised: Catering Assistant, Head of Department. Last advertised May 2026.
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Sources
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.
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