Langley Mill Academy, Nottingham
Langley Mill Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Nottingham, part of Tapestry Learning Partnership. It was rated Inadequate at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 127th-highest of the 191 schools in Nottingham with published results, and 9,396th of 14,452 across England. It was 82% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Inadequate (2017)
- Capacity
- 82% full
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Langley Mill Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Langley Mill Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (72% in reading, 69% in maths).
Getting a place at Langley Mill Academy
Across Derbyshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Derbyshire lodged 161 appeals against primary school offers; 108 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (12% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Langley Mill Academy are Aldercar Infant School (0.2 miles, Outstanding); Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery (0.5 miles, Good); Laceyfields Academy (0.9 miles, Good); and Howitt Primary Community School (0.9 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths).
Aldercar Infant SchoolLangley Mill Church of England Infant School and NurseryLaceyfields AcademyHowitt Primary Community School
The trust
Langley Mill Academy is one of 15 schools run by Tapestry Learning Partnership, an academy trust.
What parents say
50 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Langley Mill Academy (as of September 2025): 74% would recommend the school, 80% say their child is happy there and 54% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (84%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (54%).
Who goes there
44.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 56 pupils (18.9%) received SEN support and 20 (6.7%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Langley Mill Academy has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 6 places, 1 pupil on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Langley Mill Rail Station, about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Junior School (adjacent), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Langley Mill Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 180 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Langley Mill Academy issued 6 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Langley Mill Academy are Aldercar High School (0.2 miles), Hall Park Academy (1.4 miles) and Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (1.4 miles).
Aldercar High SchoolHall Park AcademyHeanor Gate Spencer Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from May 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school creates a welcoming, caring environment where children love coming to school and feel genuinely safe. Staff know pupils well and provide excellent pastoral support, while the ambitious curriculum includes enriching experiences like museum visits and meetings with inspirational people. The school is particularly strong at developing well-rounded, confident individuals with exceptional opportunities for leadership and learning about diversity, equality and the world beyond their own experiences.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding personal development with rich experiences woven through every part of the curriculum, including pupil leadership roles like the sustainability team - Reading is a priority with pupils highly motivated to read from a carefully curated 'best reads' list for each year group - Strong, positive behaviour with pupils demonstrating respect and kindness to each other, creating an inclusive and safe culture - Teachers have strong subject knowledge and use it well to help pupils understand important curriculum content - Close pastoral support from staff who know pupils well helps them feel happy, valued and safe
Areas for Improvement
- The quality of support for phonics teaching varies for some pupils, meaning they don't develop reading fluency and accuracy as quickly as they should - Staff do not always provide sufficient opportunities for pupils to link new learning to what they already know, which can make it harder for pupils to remember and build secure knowledge
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sustainability team (growing own produce), IVengers team (online safety education), visits to Eden Camp Modern History Museum, faith walks, visits from Team GB athletes
Langley Mill Academy is a friendly and caring junior school with the local community at its heart, where pupils benefit from strong relationships with staff and an ambitious, immersive curriculum. The school has improved from its previous 'Requires improvement' grade and now provides good quality education with outstanding personal development opportunities.
At a Glance
44.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Hearing
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
50 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 69% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 74% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.3
Avg class size
24.3
KS2
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Langley Mill Academy
Term dates
Langley Mill Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Derbyshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Langley Mill Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Langley Mill Academy is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
295 pupils
360 places
65 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Nottingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Nottingham
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
56
SEN Support
20
EHC Plans
25.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Langley Mill Academy has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 6 places, 1 pupil on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
297
Total Pupils
154
Boys
143
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
22.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,607
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,623
Per pupil
£1937k
Total funding
£194k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2%
Overall absence
10.8%
Persistent absence
305
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Langley Mill Academy
Questions parents ask about Langley Mill Academy
What are SATs results like at Langley Mill Academy?
Of the pupils at Langley Mill Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 74% did so in maths.
What is Langley Mill Academy's Ofsted rating?
Langley Mill Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2017, it was rated Inadequate.
What is the catchment area for Langley Mill Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Langley Mill Academy is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Langley Mill Academy?
Langley Mill Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 82% of its 360 places.
How big are the classes at Langley Mill Academy?
Classes at Langley Mill Academy average 24.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Langley Mill Academy?
Langley Mill Academy has around 297 pupils on roll. 44% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Langley Mill Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Langley Mill Academy has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 6 places, 1 pupil on roll.
What is attendance like at Langley Mill Academy?
4.2% of sessions were missed at Langley Mill Academy in 2024/25. 10.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Langley Mill Academy?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Langley Mill Academy on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Langley Mill Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Langley Mill Academy?
Langley Mill Academy is at Bailey Brook Crescent, Langley Mill, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 4FZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)