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The Langley Academy[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 53 53.4 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C C 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
53.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
64.2% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
22.5% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.48 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 52.4[6] 60.2%[6]
2023/24 51.6[4] 65.2%[4] +0.48[4]
2022/23 51[7] 57%[7] +0.27[7]
2021/22 50.7[8] 55%[8] +0.09[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
4.1% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C[10] 9.9%[10]
2022/23 C-[11] 4.7%[11]
2021/22 C+[12] 13.8%[12]
2018/19 C-[13] 4.1%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
93% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
61% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
1% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
28% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
2% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 92%[15] 64%[15] 0%[15] 23%[15] 2%[15] 3%[15]
2020/21 95%[16] 67%[16] 0%[16] 24%[16] 1%[16] 2%[16]
2019/20 97%[17] 67%[17] 1%[17] 30%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 97%[18] 62%[18] 0%[18] 30%[18] 1%[18] 2%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
92% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
69% 2022/23[19]
Education
69% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
5% 2022/23[19]
Employment
18% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 87%[20] 71%[20] 71%[20] 4%[20] 11%[20]
2020/21 91%[21] 81%[21] 81%[21] 2%[21] 8%[21]
2019/20 86%[22] 75%[22] 76%[22] 3%[22] 6%[22]
2018/19 89%[23] 68%[23] 70%[23] 6%[23] 13%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
75% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
19% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
9% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
1% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 89%[26] 23%[26]
2019/20 83%[25] 9%[25] 9%[25] 1%[25]
2018/19 75%[27] 7%[27] 7%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 76%[28] 10%[28] 8%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
10 May 2023[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
4 Jul 2023[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Overall effectiveness
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
28 Nov 2017[30] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[30] No overall grade[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.8 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
821 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
257 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
171 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.5 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 854[31] 271[31] 163[31] 5.2[31] 1.7[31]
Entry Sept 2024 883[31] 276[31] 153[31] 5.8[31] 1.8[31]
Entry Sept 2023 861[31] 302[31] 177[31] 4.9[31] 1.7[31]
Entry Sept 2022 855[31] 296[31] 171[31] 5.0[31] 1.7[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
900[1]
Trust
THE ARBIB EDUCATION TRUST[1]
Local authority
Slough[1]
Website
www.langleyacademy.org[1]
District
Slough[32]
Postcode
SL3 7EF[1]
URN
135631[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1155 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
25.2% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
9.5% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
3.3% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
23% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
18.3%[34]
Mixed
8.3%[34]
Asian
60.9%[34]
Black
8.3%[34]
Any other ethnic group
1.8%[34]
Unclassified
2.3%[34]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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