The Langley Academy

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Slough·SL3 7EF
Composite score
65.5
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National rank
#134
In South East
#6
In Slough
Top 21%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
52.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
60%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
80%
% EBacc grade 5+
24%
EBacc average points score
4.80

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
44%
257 first choices, 171 places
First choices per place
1.50
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
821
any preference, for 171 places
Applications from another council area
13%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.16
00.511.522.5
1 per place
1.7320221.7120231.8020241.6620251.502026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Slough does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for The Langley Academy. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,155
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
23.0%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
25.2%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.5%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.3%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.2%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
19.0%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.9
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,559
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
93%
179 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
91%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
2%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

School overview

The Langley Academy is a secondary school serving Slough, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 1,155 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated The Langley Academy 'Good'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 52.4 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.8 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 21% of secondary schools nationally.

60% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 80% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The Langley Academy is oversubscribed: about 4 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 257 first choices for 171 places. After Year 11, 93% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 7.2%. There are about 16.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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