Langley School, Solihull

From the headteacher's welcome: "Everyone at Langley is incredibly proud of our school and the students who come to us to learn, thrive and achieve. We believe passionately in creating a community, which is rich, diverse and which fundamentally places our students at the centre of everything we do. Langley is a great place to learn."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cross-country, drama, debating and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open day on Saturday 31 October 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Langley School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.4 in Solihull and 47 across England.

48% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Solihull and 47% in England.

That is down from 47.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.29: pupils made 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 37.6, against 49 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 216 families put Langley School as their first choice and 981 named it as one of their preferences, for 178 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 71 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Langley School are Ninestiles, an Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.1); Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.9); Lode Heath School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.7); and Hall Green School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.4).

Langley School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Langley School is one of 4 schools run by Collaborative Education Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 207 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

In 2026, 160 pupils (15.2%) received SEN support and 82 (7.8%) 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.

Langley School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and physical disability: 49 places, 49 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Olton Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Langley School (opposite), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Langley School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Langley School issued 43 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Langley School are Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley (0.2 miles), Oak Cottage Primary School (0.5 miles) and Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.