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Langley School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Kineton Green Road, Olton, Solihull B92 7ER · langley.solihull.sch.uk · 0121 706 9771
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Solihull 47, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.84 mi
- 1.35 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Solihull Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,050
- 90% of 1,169 places
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.4%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- 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 0.84 mi (1.35 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.64 mi (1.03 km). Source: Solihull Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 216 families put the school first and 178 places were offered; 67% 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 | 178 | 216 | 1.2▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 187 | 221 | 1.2▲ | 64% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 186 | 238 | 1.3▲ | 55% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 187 | 231 | 1.2▲ | 55% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 190 | 219 | 1.2▲ | 63% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.84 mi1.35 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.64 mi1.03 km | |
| September 2024 | 2.61 mi4.20 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.6, and 46.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Solihull it was 47, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲55.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.45 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 18.4 | +1.1 |
| Sixth form college | 28.5 | −7.6 |
| Further education | 44.4 | +12.7 |
| Other education | 1 | −2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −2.6 |
| Employment | 1 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.4 | −2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | +2.4 |
Ofsted
Langley School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (141 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 141
- 14% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 51 parents (36%) with SEND