Kings Langley School
Love Lane, Kings Langley, WD4 9HN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KINGS LANGLEY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr David Fisher
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,143
- Pupils on roll
- 1,122
- URN
- 139036
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923264504
About this school
Kings Langley School is a secondary academy in Kings Langley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,122 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 167 | 186 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.8 | 47.6 | 48.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.06 -0.17 to +0.28 | +0.07 -0.14 to +0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 46.8% | 53.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 70.4% | 74.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 44% | 36.6% | 50.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
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 Kings Langley 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.8 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.6 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.6 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,100 |
| 2023/24 | 1,085 |
| 2024/25 | 1,104 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kings Langley School compares
Kings Langley School ranked 45th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.6 | 9.1% | 15.3% | 1,122 | — |
| Longdean School | 42.4 | 9.7% | 27.9% | 1,436 | 2.0 miles |
| The Hemel Hempstead School | 49.9 | 7.5% | 18.3% | 1,287 | 2.4 miles |
| The Adeyfield Academy | 35.1 | 10.3% | 34.2% | 858 | 2.7 miles |
| Laureate Academy | 41.7 | 13.8% | 38% | 703 | 3.0 miles |
| Parmiter's School | 66.5 | 5.7% | 9.2% | 1,496 | 3.3 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)
- 15.29%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.13%
- Persistent absence
- 23.66%
Location
Nearby schools
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Longdean School2.0 miles
Secondary · Hemel Hempstead
-
The Hemel Hempstead School2.4 miles
Secondary · Hemel Hempstead
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The Adeyfield Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Laureate Academy3.0 miles
Secondary · Hemel Hempstead
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Parmiter's School3.3 miles
Secondary · Watford
Other schools in Kings Langley
Common questions
- What year groups does Kings Langley School teach?
- Kings Langley School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Kings Langley.
- Who is the headteacher of Kings Langley School?
- The headteacher of Kings Langley School is Mr David Fisher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kings Langley School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kings Langley 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 big is Kings Langley School?
- Kings Langley School has 1,122 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Kings Langley School full?
- Kings Langley School has capacity for 1,143 pupils and 1,122 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kings Langley School a faith school?
- No. Kings Langley School has no designated religious character.
- Is Kings Langley School a selective school?
- No. Kings Langley School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Kings Langley School?
- Kings Langley School is part of KINGS LANGLEY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kings Langley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.8 in 2022/23 and 48.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kings Langley School rank locally?
- Kings Langley School ranked 45th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kings Langley School's absence rate?
- Kings Langley School's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kings Langley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kings Langley 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.