Langtree School, Reading

In its own words: "Langtree School provides a small and close-knit community of 621 students and a total team of around 80 teachers and support staff. Our size allows us to maintain a strong ethos of family and community in which all of our students are known and valued on an individual basis and given the best opportunities to thrive."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Langtree School is one of the smallest secondary schools in Oxfordshire, with an 11-16 intake of 600 fantastic students. However, our small size is our greatest strength as we are a community in which students are known and valued as individuals and in which they can thrive with the close support of a dedicated team of subject specialist teachers."

On phones, the school says: "Usage Rule: Smartphones must be switched off and kept out of sight in school bags at all times while on the school site."

In 2026, pupils at Langtree School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Oxfordshire and 47 across England.

63% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Oxfordshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 58 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.65: 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.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Social Studies and History.

For September 2026 entry, 151 families put Langtree School as their first choice and 402 named it as one of their preferences, for 109 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 48 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Langtree School are Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge (3.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.2); Denefield School (4.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49); Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (5.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.9); and River Academy (5.8 miles).

Langtree School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Langtree School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 142 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

11% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 89 pupils (14.2%) received SEN support and 40 (6.4%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Goring & Streatley Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Langtree School (inside), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Langtree School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 23 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52).

In 2024/25, Langtree School issued 30 suspensions, 4.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Langtree School are Woodcote Primary School (under 0.1 miles) and Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.