What did Ofsted judge The Langley Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged The Langley Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Langley Academy?

The Langley Academy has 1,152 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Langley Academy take?

The Langley Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is The Langley Academy located?

The Langley Academy is located in Slough, SL3 7EF, Slough.

How do I apply to The Langley Academy?

The Langley Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How are Year 7 places decided at The Langley Academy?

When The Langley Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously looked after — Children in care. This category includes a 'child looked after' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children of staff — Children of staff employed by The Langley Academy where: (a) the member of staff has been employed by the Academy for two or more years at the time of application, and/or (b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Arbib Education Trust linked primaries — Children who attend a primary school formally linked with The Langley Academy through The Arbib Education Trust: The Langley Heritage Primary and The Langley Academy Primary. Applies only to Year 6 to Year 7 transition applications, not in-year applications. If more than 20 children from these schools fall into one band, they are evenly spread into the next nearest bands with a space, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Should applicants need to be prioritised within an individual oversubscription criterion, the Distance Criterion applies: proximity of the permanent home address to the Academy, measured using the method used by Slough Borough Council (not Google or similar apps).

What is the largest ethnic background at The Langley Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 29.3% of pupils at The Langley Academy are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

The Langley Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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Distance depends on the band here

The Langley Academy admits by banding: applicants are placed into bands and each band is filled separately, so there is no single last-offer distance. Each band has its own, and which one applies depends on your child's assessment — so one number could not answer this for every child.

How the bands work: The Academy uses ability banding as part of its admissions arrangements when oversubscribed. All applicants who name the Academy as a preference (including those with an EHCP naming the Academy, unless testing is inappropriate) take a non-verbal reasoning test (or similar) after registering. The test score places students into one of nine ability bands, with a similar number of places in each band; other than determining the band, the test plays no other part in admissions. After EHCP-named admissions, places within each band are allocated using the oversubscription criteria in order. If places become vacant in a band and no unplaced applicants remain in it, they are filled evenly by children from the next nearest bands (either side). Late applicants sit the banding test after the first round of banding/ranking for Slough Borough Council, not before the January following the application deadline. Children who sat the entrance test are given priority over those who did not (except EHCP-named children).

Your local authority’s admissions booklet publishes the cut-off for each band. The full ranked criteria are on the Admissions tab.

How places are decided at The Langley Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care / previously looked after — Children in care. This category includes a 'child looked after' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Children of staff — Children of staff employed by The Langley Academy where: (a) the member of staff has been employed by the Academy for two or more years at the time of application, and/or (b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
3Arbib Education Trust linked primaries — Children who attend a primary school formally linked with The Langley Academy through The Arbib Education Trust: The Langley Heritage Primary and The Langley Academy Primary. Applies only to Year 6 to Year 7 transition applications, not in-year applications. If more than 20 children from these schools fall into one band, they are evenly spread into the next nearest bands with a space.
4Siblings — Children with a brother or sister (including half, step, adopted or foster, or the child of the parent/carer's partner) living permanently in the same family unit at the same address, attending The Langley Academy in Years 7 to 10 or Year 12 at the time of application. The Year 12 sibling link only applies if the sibling continued their education from Year 11. If more siblings than remaining spaces fall into a band, they are evenly spread into the next nearest bands with a space.
5UK Service Personnel and Crown Servants — Children of UK Armed Forces personnel and Crown Servants with a confirmed relocation, evidenced by an official letter confirming the relocation date and unit address; given reasonable priority within the oversubscription criteria, with distance measured from the intended address.
6Distance — Other applicants based on proximity of the permanent home address to the Academy.

If two applications tie: Should applicants need to be prioritised within an individual oversubscription criterion, the Distance Criterion applies: proximity of the permanent home address to the Academy, measured using the method used by Slough Borough Council (not Google or similar apps).

If one child from a multiple-birth or same-academic-year sibling group is offered the last place in a band, the sibling is ranked in the same band immediately below Looked After children.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

The Langley Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Langley Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Langley Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Langley Academy?: The Langley Academy has 1,152 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Langley Academy take?: The Langley Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is The Langley Academy located?: The Langley Academy is located in Slough, SL3 7EF, Slough.
How do I apply to The Langley Academy?: The Langley Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Langley Academy?: When The Langley Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously looked after — Children in care. This category includes a 'child looked after' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children of staff — Children of staff employed by The Langley Academy where: (a) the member of staff has been employed by the Academy for two or more years at the time of application, and/or (b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Arbib Education Trust linked primaries — Children who attend a primary school formally linked with The Langley Academy through The Arbib Education Trust: The Langley Heritage Primary and The Langley Academy Primary. Applies only to Year 6 to Year 7 transition applications, not in-year applications. If more than 20 children from these schools fall into one band, they are evenly spread into the next nearest bands with a space, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Should applicants need to be prioritised within an individual oversubscription criterion, the Distance Criterion applies: proximity of the permanent home address to the Academy, measured using the method used by Slough Borough Council (not Google or similar apps).
What is the largest ethnic background at The Langley Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 29.3% of pupils at The Langley Academy are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance depends on the band here

Your local authority’s admissions booklet publishes the cut-off for each band. The full ranked criteria are on the Admissions tab.

How places are decided at The Langley Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care / previously looked after — Children in care. This category includes a 'child looked after' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Children of staff — Children of staff employed by The Langley Academy where: (a) the member of staff has been employed by the Academy for two or more years at the time of application, and/or (b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
3Arbib Education Trust linked primaries — Children who attend a primary school formally linked with The Langley Academy through The Arbib Education Trust: The Langley Heritage Primary and The Langley Academy Primary. Applies only to Year 6 to Year 7 transition applications, not in-year applications. If more than 20 children from these schools fall into one band, they are evenly spread into the next nearest bands with a space.
4Siblings — Children with a brother or sister (including half, step, adopted or foster, or the child of the parent/carer's partner) living permanently in the same family unit at the same address, attending The Langley Academy in Years 7 to 10 or Year 12 at the time of application. The Year 12 sibling link only applies if the sibling continued their education from Year 11. If more siblings than remaining spaces fall into a band, they are evenly spread into the next nearest bands with a space.
5UK Service Personnel and Crown Servants — Children of UK Armed Forces personnel and Crown Servants with a confirmed relocation, evidenced by an official letter confirming the relocation date and unit address; given reasonable priority within the oversubscription criteria, with distance measured from the intended address.
6Distance — Other applicants based on proximity of the permanent home address to the Academy.

If one child from a multiple-birth or same-academic-year sibling group is offered the last place in a band, the sibling is ranked in the same band immediately below Looked After children.

The Langley Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Langley Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Langley Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Langley Academy?: The Langley Academy has 1,152 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Langley Academy take?: The Langley Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is The Langley Academy located?: The Langley Academy is located in Slough, SL3 7EF, Slough.
How do I apply to The Langley Academy?: The Langley Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Langley Academy?: When The Langley Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously looked after — Children in care. This category includes a 'child looked after' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children of staff — Children of staff employed by The Langley Academy where: (a) the member of staff has been employed by the Academy for two or more years at the time of application, and/or (b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Arbib Education Trust linked primaries — Children who attend a primary school formally linked with The Langley Academy through The Arbib Education Trust: The Langley Heritage Primary and The Langley Academy Primary. Applies only to Year 6 to Year 7 transition applications, not in-year applications. If more than 20 children from these schools fall into one band, they are evenly spread into the next nearest bands with a space, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Should applicants need to be prioritised within an individual oversubscription criterion, the Distance Criterion applies: proximity of the permanent home address to the Academy, measured using the method used by Slough Borough Council (not Google or similar apps).
What is the largest ethnic background at The Langley Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 29.3% of pupils at The Langley Academy are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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