Langley Park School for Girls
Hawksbrook Lane, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, BR3 3BE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- IMPACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Whittle
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,642
- Pupils on roll
- 1,714
- URN
- 137006
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086395200
About this school
Langley Park School for Girls is a girls' secondary academy in Beckenham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,714 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 238 | 236 | 235 |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.1 | 55.4 | 55.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.69 +0.51 to +0.88 | +0.40 +0.21 to +0.58 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 72% | 72% | 68.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 84.7% | 83.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 87% | 78.4% | 82.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
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 Park School for Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59.1 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.4 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.8 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,711 |
| 2023/24 | 1,687 |
| 2024/25 | 1,707 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Langley Park School for Girls compares
Langley Park School for Girls ranked 5th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.8 | 7.2% | 9.8% | 1,714 | — |
| Langley Park School for Boys | 54.4 | 5.6% | 8.3% | 1,823 | 0.1 miles |
| Harris Academy Beckenham | 51.6 | 5.4% | 22% | 1,302 | 0.9 miles |
| Orchard Park High School | 44.8 | 7.6% | 45% | 675 | 1.0 miles |
| Orion Eden Park | 45.5 | 9.3% | 33% | 1,148 | 1.0 miles |
| The Ravensbourne School | 45 | 8.6% | 33.1% | 1,504 | 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.
Inspection history
- 16 November 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report7 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.75%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 7.23%
- Persistent absence
- 17.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Langley Park School for Boys0.1 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
-
Harris Academy Beckenham0.9 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
-
Orchard Park High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Croydon
-
Orion Eden Park1.0 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
-
The Ravensbourne School1.7 miles
Secondary · Bromley
Other schools in Beckenham
Langley Park School for Girls ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Beckenham.
- Harris Academy Beckenham Secondary
- Harris Girls Academy Bromley Secondary
- Langley Park School for Boys Secondary
- Orion Eden Park Secondary
- Alexandra Infant School Primary
- Balgowan Primary School Primary
- Churchfields Primary School Primary
- Clare House Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green Primary
- Langley Park Primary School Primary
- Marian Vian Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Langley Park School for Girls teach?
- Langley Park School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Beckenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Langley Park School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Langley Park School for Girls is Mr Stephen Whittle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Langley Park School for Girls last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Langley Park School for Girls, 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 Langley Park School for Girls?
- Langley Park School for Girls has 1,714 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Langley Park School for Girls full?
- Langley Park School for Girls has capacity for 1,642 pupils and 1,714 on roll (104%), 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 Park School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Langley Park School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Langley Park School for Girls a selective school?
- No. Langley Park School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Langley Park School for Girls?
- Langley Park School for Girls is part of IMPACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Langley Park School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 59.1 in 2022/23 and 55.8 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 Park School for Girls rank locally?
- Langley Park School for Girls ranked 5th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% 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 Park School for Girls's absence rate?
- Langley Park School for Girls's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Langley Park School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Langley Park School for Girls'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.