Q3 Academy Langley
Moat Road, Oldbury, B68 8ED
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- THE MERCIAN TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Peter Lee
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,490
- URN
- 141698
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215167070
About this school
Q3 Academy Langley is a Christian secondary academy in Oldbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,490 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 December 2024, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 231 | 237 | 242 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.1 | 54.7 | 51.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.81 +0.63 to +1.00 | +0.81 +0.63 to +0.99 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 59.5% | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 81% | 73.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 86% | 88.6% | 74.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
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 Q3 Academy Langley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55.1 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.7 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.8 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,307 |
| 2023/24 | 1,375 |
| 2024/25 | 1,441 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Q3 Academy Langley compares
Q3 Academy Langley ranked 1st of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.8 | 5.4% | 33% | 1,490 | — |
| Bristnall Hall Academy | 48.1 | 7% | 39.4% | 1,088 | 0.3 miles |
| Oldbury Academy | 37.4 | 8.6% | 53.4% | 1,193 | 0.5 miles |
| Holly Lodge High School College of Science | 42.1 | 7.4% | 44.1% | 1,636 | 1.0 miles |
| Perryfields Academy | 43.8 | 8.8% | 38.7% | 682 | 1.3 miles |
| Shireland Collegiate Academy | 44.5 | 6.2% | 44.5% | 1,585 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.03%
- English as an additional language
- 23.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 13.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bristnall Hall Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Oldbury
-
Oldbury Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Oldbury
-
Holly Lodge High School College of Science1.0 miles
Secondary · Smethwick
-
Perryfields Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Oldbury
-
Shireland Collegiate Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Smethwick
Other schools in Oldbury
Q3 Academy Langley ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Oldbury.
- Bristnall Hall Academy Secondary
- Oldbury Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Secondary
- Perryfields Academy Secondary
- Bleakhouse Primary School Primary
- Brandhall Primary School Primary
- Burnt Tree Primary School Primary
- Causeway Green Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grace Mary Primary School Primary
- Langley Primary School Primary
- Moat Farm Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Q3 Academy Langley teach?
- Q3 Academy Langley teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Oldbury.
- Who is the head of school of Q3 Academy Langley?
- The head of school of Q3 Academy Langley is Mr Peter Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Q3 Academy Langley last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Q3 Academy Langley, 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 Q3 Academy Langley?
- Q3 Academy Langley has 1,490 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Q3 Academy Langley full?
- Q3 Academy Langley has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,490 on roll (99%), 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 Q3 Academy Langley a faith school?
- Yes. Q3 Academy Langley is designated Christian.
- Is Q3 Academy Langley a selective school?
- No. Q3 Academy Langley is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Q3 Academy Langley?
- Q3 Academy Langley is part of THE MERCIAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Q3 Academy Langley's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.1 in 2022/23 and 51.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Q3 Academy Langley rank locally?
- Q3 Academy Langley ranked 1st of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Q3 Academy Langley's absence rate?
- Q3 Academy Langley's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Q3 Academy Langley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Q3 Academy Langley'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.