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Langley Park School for Boys
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3BP · lpsb.org.uk · 020 8639 4700
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Bromley 50.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.01 mi
- 1.63 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Bromley Council
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,823
- 147 over 1,676 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 7.7%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.01 mi (1.63 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.93 mi (1.49 km). Source: Bromley Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 320 families put the school first and 202 places were offered; 59% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 202 | 320 | 1.6▲ | 59% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 198 | 306 | 1.5▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 233 | 326 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 232 | 316 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 218 | 299 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.01 mi1.63 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.93 mi1.49 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.05 mi1.69 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.4, and 59.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bromley it was 50.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲82.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲60.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.01 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 78.4 | +2.6 |
| Further education | 13.5 | −1.5 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6 | +1.7 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.9 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | −0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 316 students | B- (35.9) | Below average -0.07 | |
| 316 students | B- (35.9) | Below average -0.07 | |
| 37 students | Merit+ (29.6) | Average +0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 312 | B- (36.3) | -0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 307 | C+ (32.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 312 | B (40.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 324 | C+ (33) | 0.00 |
| 2017/18 | 335 | B- (35.1) | -0.07 |
| 2016/17 | 336 | C+ (33.2) | -0.09 |
| 2015/16 | 319 | C+ (33.9) | -0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 55.8 | −17.8 |
| Further and other education | 1.2 | −1 |
| Further education | 0.6 | — |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 23.7 | +11.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.8 | +1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | +3.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Langley Park School for Boys was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Oct 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (346 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 346
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 73 parents (21%) with SEND