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Kings Langley School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Love Lane, Kings Langley WD4 9HN · kls.herts.sch.uk · 01923 264504
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.22 mi
- 3.58 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · In Priority Area, Distance · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,122
- 98% of 1,143 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.6%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Kings Langley School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “In Priority Area, Distance” went to a home 2.22 mi (3.58 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.26 mi (2.02 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 155 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 90% 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 | 180 | 155 | 0.9 | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 183 | 192 | 1▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 184 | 182 | 1 | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 183 | 202 | 1.1▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 209 | 199 | 1 | 83% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – In Priority Area, Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.22 mi3.58 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.26 mi2.02 km | |
| September 2024 | 2.06 mi3.31 km | |
| September 2023 | 1.35 mi2.18 km | |
| September 2022 | 2.11 mi3.39 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.6, and 53.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲53.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲50.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.45 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 49.5 | +5.7 |
| Further education | 39.8 | −8.5 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | +2.1 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 students | C (29.9) | Below average -0.18 | |
| 66 students | C (29.8) | Below average -0.22 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 65 | C (30.6) | -0.06 |
| 2022/23 | 83 | C (31.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 71 | B- (37.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 82 | C- (27.8) | -0.17 |
| 2017/18 | 85 | C (30.5) | -0.19 |
| 2016/17 | 93 | D+ (24.9) | -0.38 |
| 2015/16 | 95 | C (28.6) | -0.21 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 54.4 | +6.5 |
| Other education | 5.9 | +1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.8 | −3.5 |
| Employment | 23.5 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | −3.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +0.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Kings Langley School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (185 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 185
- 17% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 56 parents (30%) with SEND