Q3 Academy Langley, Oldbury

In 2026, pupils at Q3 Academy Langley averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.2 in Sandwell and 47 across England.

52% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 37% in Sandwell and 47% in England.

That is down from 51.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.81: 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 43.1, against 53.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Social Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 344 families put Q3 Academy Langley as their first choice and 907 named it as one of their preferences, for 292 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 82 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Q3 Academy Langley are Bristnall Hall Academy (0.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.6); Oldbury Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.5); Holly Lodge High School College of Science (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 38.5); and Perryfields Academy (1.3 miles, Attainment 8 41.4).

Q3 Academy Langley's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Q3 Academy Langley is one of 12 schools run by The Mercian Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.

151 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Q3 Academy Langley (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 237 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 49% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

33.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 132 pupils (8.9%) received SEN support and 43 (2.9%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Langley Green Rail Station, about 800 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Moore Crescent (adjacent), 250 metres away.

In 2024/25, Q3 Academy Langley issued 81 suspensions, 5.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Q3 Academy Langley are Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School (0.1 miles), Moat Farm Infant School (0.1 miles), Moat Farm Junior School (0.1 miles) and Bleakhouse Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.