Langley Mill Academy
Bailey Brook Crescent, Langley Mill, Nottingham, NG16 4FZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Allan Bland
- Sponsor
- Djanogly Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 297
- URN
- 145491
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773712694
About this school
Langley Mill Academy is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 297 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 75 | 65 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 55% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 1% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 72% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 69% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 72% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Langley Mill Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 274 |
| 2023/24 | 300 |
| 2024/25 | 295 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Langley Mill Academy compares
Langley Mill Academy ranked 140th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.2% | 44.1% | 297 | — |
| Aldercar Infant School | — | 5.4% | 44% | 179 | 0.2 miles |
| Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.9% | 42.1% | 99 | 0.5 miles |
| Laceyfields Academy | — | 5.1% | 38.2% | 87 | 0.9 miles |
| Howitt Primary Community School | 55% | 5.1% | 50.3% | 350 | 0.9 miles |
| Marlpool Junior School | 21% | 6.5% | 50% | 90 | 1.0 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)
- 44.07%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.21%
- Persistent absence
- 10.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aldercar Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Laceyfields Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Howitt Primary Community School0.9 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Marlpool Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Heanor
Other schools in Nottingham
Langley Mill Academy ranks 137th of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Langley Mill Academy teach?
- Langley Mill Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Langley Mill Academy?
- The headteacher of Langley Mill Academy is Mr Allan Bland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Langley Mill Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Langley Mill Academy, 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 Mill Academy?
- Langley Mill Academy has 297 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Langley Mill Academy full?
- Langley Mill Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 297 on roll (83%), so it has space against 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 Mill Academy a faith school?
- No. Langley Mill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Langley Mill Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Langley Mill Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Langley Mill Academy?
- Langley Mill Academy is part of TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Langley Mill Academy have?
- The schools register lists Langley Mill Academy's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Langley Mill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% 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 Langley Mill Academy rank locally?
- Langley Mill Academy ranked 140th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% 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 Mill Academy's absence rate?
- Langley Mill Academy's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Langley Mill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Langley Mill Academy'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 10 July 2026.