Langley Grammar School
Reddington Drive, Langley, SL3 7QS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LANGLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr David Harding
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Windsor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,270
- Pupils on roll
- 1,284
- URN
- 136521
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753598300
About this school
Langley Grammar School is a secondary academy in Langley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,284 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Langley Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 177 | 181 | 177 |
| Attainment 8 score | 78.3 | 76.7 | 77.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.83 +0.62 to +1.05 | +0.75 +0.54 to +0.96 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% | 98.9% | 98.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 100% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 74% | 65.7% | 62.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
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 Langley Grammar School 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 | 78.3 | 53.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 76.7 | 55.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 77.6 | 55.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,265 |
| 2023/24 | 1,284 |
| 2024/25 | 1,274 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Langley Grammar School compares
Langley Grammar School ranked 2nd of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77.6 | 4.2% | 6.1% | 1,284 | — |
| The Langley Academy | 52.4 | 6.7% | 23% | 1,152 | 0.4 miles |
| Ditton Park Academy | 47.4 | 7.6% | 24.9% | 1,131 | 0.9 miles |
| St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School | 77.3 | 5.6% | 5.3% | 1,178 | 1.0 miles |
| Upton Court Grammar School | 79.9 | 4.4% | 9.4% | 1,155 | 1.2 miles |
| Churchmead Church of England (VA) School | 46 | 7.8% | 26.3% | 681 | 1.5 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 24 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.09%
- English as an additional language
- 45.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.18%
- Persistent absence
- 8.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Langley Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Ditton Park Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School1.0 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Upton Court Grammar School1.2 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School1.5 miles
Secondary · Slough
Other schools in Langley
- Langley Hall Primary Academy Primary
- Langley Hall Arts Academy Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Langley Grammar School teach?
- Langley Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Langley.
- Who is the headteacher of Langley Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Langley Grammar School is Mr David Harding, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Langley Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Langley Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Langley Grammar School?
- Langley Grammar School has 1,284 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Langley Grammar School full?
- Langley Grammar School has capacity for 1,270 pupils and 1,284 on roll (101%), 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 Langley Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Langley Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Langley Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Langley Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Langley Grammar School part of an academy trust?
- Langley Grammar School is part of LANGLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Langley Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 78.3 in 2022/23 and 77.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Langley Grammar School compare with other schools in Slough?
- Langley Grammar School ranked 2nd of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Langley Grammar School's absence rate?
- Langley Grammar School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Langley Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Langley Grammar School'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.