The Langley Academy
Langley Road, Langley, Slough, SL3 7EF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ARBIB EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Lusuardi
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Arbib Foundation
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Windsor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 1,152
- URN
- 135631
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753214440
About this school
The Langley Academy is a secondary academy in Slough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,152 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 179 | 181 | 181 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.0 | 51.6 | 52.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.27 +0.05 to +0.49 | +0.48 +0.26 to +0.69 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 65.2% | 60.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 77.9% | 79.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 26.5% | 56.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Langley Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Slough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51 | 53.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.6 | 55.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.4 | 55.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,154 |
| 2023/24 | 1,150 |
| 2024/25 | 1,155 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Langley Academy compares
The Langley Academy ranked 6th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.4 | 6.7% | 23% | 1,152 | — |
| Langley Grammar School | 77.6 | 4.2% | 6.1% | 1,284 | 0.4 miles |
| St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School | 77.3 | 5.6% | 5.3% | 1,178 | 0.9 miles |
| Ditton Park Academy | 47.4 | 7.6% | 24.9% | 1,131 | 1.0 miles |
| Upton Court Grammar School | 79.9 | 4.4% | 9.4% | 1,155 | 1.1 miles |
| Churchmead Church of England (VA) School | 46 | 7.8% | 26.3% | 681 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.02%
- English as an additional language
- 25.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.71%
- Persistent absence
- 14.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Langley Grammar School0.4 miles
Secondary · Langley
-
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School0.9 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Ditton Park Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Upton Court Grammar School1.1 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School1.7 miles
Secondary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
The Langley Academy ranks 6th of the 16 ranked secondary schools in Slough.
- Baylis Court School Secondary
- Beechwood School Secondary
- Burnham Grammar School Secondary
- Churchmead Church of England (VA) School Secondary
- Ditton Park Academy Secondary
- Eden Girls' School, Slough Secondary
- Herschel Grammar School Secondary
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Secondary
- Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Secondary
- St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic High School Secondary
- The Westgate School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Langley Academy teach?
- The Langley Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Slough.
- Who is the headteacher of The Langley Academy?
- The headteacher of The Langley Academy is Mrs Alison Lusuardi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Langley Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Langley Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Langley Academy?
- The Langley Academy has 1,152 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Langley Academy full?
- The Langley Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 1,152 on roll (128%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Langley Academy a faith school?
- No. The Langley Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Langley Academy a selective school?
- No. The Langley Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Langley Academy?
- The Langley Academy is part of THE ARBIB EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Langley Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Langley Academy's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Langley Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51 in 2022/23 and 52.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Langley Academy rank locally?
- The Langley Academy ranked 6th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Langley Academy's absence rate?
- The Langley Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Langley Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Langley Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.