Langley Grammar School, Langley

Ofsted's report card from its 10 February 2026 inspection grades Langley Grammar School on 7 areas: 6 strong standard and 1 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve consistently high outcomes in national examinations at the end of key stages 4 and 5."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have high expectations for attendance that are clearly understood by pupils, their parents and carers."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have established an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders are highly ambitious for all pupils, consistently acting in their best interests."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, are extremely well supported in their personal development."

Post 16 provision - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a broad post-16 curriculum offer, well matched to the context of the school and the aspirations of students."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff are ambitious for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged to achieve as successfully as their peers."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to develop the precision with which they make provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those with other barriers to their learning so the support they receive consistently meets their needs and supports them to thrive, learn and achieve well".

In its own words: "We are an innovative and forward-thinking school, committed to providing an exceptional quality of education for all our students. We support students in becoming well-rounded, confident and successful young adults, ensuring they leave us with the qualifications, skills and attributes that will enable them to thrive."

In 2026, pupils at Langley Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 78, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 54.3 in Slough and 47 across England.

99% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 59% in Slough and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 77.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.75: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 77.3, against 78.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 0.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Chemistry, Physics and Biology.

Langley Grammar School is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 347 families put Langley Grammar School as their first choice and 1053 named it as one of their preferences, for 177 places offered. That is 2 first choices for every place. 199 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Langley Grammar School admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, Langley Grammar School ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Slough's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Slough has 4 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Langley Grammar School are The Langley Academy (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.4); Ditton Park Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.7); St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School (1 mile, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 74.6); and Upton Court Grammar School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 77.3).

Langley Grammar School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

185 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Langley Grammar School (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

Of the 181 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 98% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 2% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 199 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 82% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 4% into work. 55% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

6.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 40.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (81%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 96 pupils (7.5%) received SEN support and 6 (0.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Langley (Berks) Rail Station, about 1130 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Spencer Road South (opposite), 270 metres away.

In 2024/25, Langley Grammar School issued 38 suspensions, 3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Langley Grammar School are Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), The Langley Academy Primary (0.3 miles), Marish Primary School (0.3 miles) and Langley Hall Primary Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.