The Langley Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 10 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Slough
Unique reference
135631
Address
Langley Road, Langley, SL3 7EF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1155 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
55.1%
Girls
44.9%
First language not English
25.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.8%
Persistent absence
13.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 30.3%
Pakistani 18.6%
White British 13.6%
Other Asian 9.5%
Mixed 8.3%
African 6.5%
Other White 5.3%
Unclassified 2.3%
Other 2%
Bangladeshi 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 56%
Local authority average 52%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 60%
Local authority average 57%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 52.3
Local authority average 53
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.79
Local authority average 4.79
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award35
Sports StudiesTechnical Award38
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE12
Art & DesignGCSE30
BiologyGCSE57
ChemistryGCSE57
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE72
Design & TechnologyGCSE46
DanceGCSE1
English LanguageGCSE181
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Langley Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
163
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
271
2nd preference
195
3rd preference
131
From another Local Authority
106
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
119
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
11
To another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
182
109
73
Year 8
181
103
78
Year 9
180
98
82
Year 10
182
106
76
Year 11
183
93
90
Year 12
132
68
64
Year 13
115
59
56
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
91.0%
89.9%
85.5%
Further education
28.0%
29.6%
36.9%
School sixth form
61.0%
58.2%
35.2%
Sixth form college
1.0%
2.0%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.1%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
1.3%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
4.2%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
3.8%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
75.0%
71.9%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
19.0%
22.1%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
4.0%
2.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.1%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022