Langtree School
Reading Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0RA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LANGTREE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST COMPANY
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Bamford
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 591
- Pupils on roll
- 626
- URN
- 137976
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01491680514
About this school
Langtree School is a secondary academy in Reading. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 626 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Langtree School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 121 | 142 | 116 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.7 | 56.8 | 58.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.72 +0.47 to +0.98 | +0.65 +0.41 to +0.88 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 70% | 66.2% | 70.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89% | 82.4% | 80.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% | 26.8% | 41.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
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 Langtree 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 | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58.7 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.8 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 623 |
| 2023/24 | 621 |
| 2024/25 | 620 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Langtree School compares
Langtree School ranked 4th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58 | 6.5% | 10% | 626 | — |
| Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge | 44.3 | 11.3% | 24.7% | 374 | 3.6 miles |
| Denefield School | 47 | 8.9% | 17.5% | 1,171 | 4.3 miles |
| Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre | 50.4 | 8.3% | 11.1% | 1,537 | 5.3 miles |
| Little Heath School | 48.2 | 7.2% | 19.3% | 1,682 | 5.4 miles |
| Wallingford School | 53.9 | 9.2% | 14.8% | 1,507 | 5.6 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)
- 10%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.48%
- Persistent absence
- 13.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge3.6 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Denefield School4.3 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre5.3 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Little Heath School5.4 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Wallingford School5.6 miles
Secondary · Wallingford
Other schools in Reading
Langtree School ranks 4th of the 19 ranked secondary schools in Reading.
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Secondary
- Denefield School Secondary
- Hartland High School Secondary
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Kendrick School Secondary
- King's Academy Prospect Secondary
- Little Heath School Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh School Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading Secondary
- Oakbank School Secondary
- Reading Girls' School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Langtree School teach?
- Langtree School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Langtree School?
- The headteacher of Langtree School is Mr Simon Bamford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Langtree School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Langtree 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 Langtree School?
- Langtree School has 626 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Langtree School full?
- Langtree School has capacity for 591 pupils and 626 on roll (106%), 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 Langtree School a faith school?
- No. Langtree School has no designated religious character.
- Is Langtree School a selective school?
- No. Langtree School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Langtree School part of an academy trust?
- Langtree School is part of THE LANGTREE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST COMPANY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Langtree School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.7 in 2022/23 and 58 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Langtree School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Langtree School ranked 4th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Langtree School's absence rate?
- Langtree School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Langtree School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Langtree 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.