Langley School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Solihull
Kineton Green Road, Solihull, B92 7ER
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/03/2023
Application demand
64%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
20.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,050
Capacity used
Has space90%
1,169 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
64%
1st preference success rate
142 of 221 families who put it first got an offer
187
Places offered
884
Total applications
4.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 221 | 142 | ● 64% |
| 2nd preference | 167 | 25 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 183 | 8 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 313 | 12 | ● 4% |
| Total | 884 | 187 | 21% |
1st preference success by year
Solihull lets families list 6 preferences. 360 applications came from outside the council area (29 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Duncan Carr
- Address
- Kineton Green Road, Olton, Solihull, B92 7ER
- Phone
- 01217069771
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Ward / constituency
- Olton · Solihull West and Shirley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137007
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
1,050 pupils · 1,169 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
13 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,055 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.29 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 55% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 211 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 209 | 23% | 52% | 71% | |
| English Language | 207 | 19% | 57% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 204 | 17% | 58% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 150 | 4% | 29% | 50% | |
| Geography | 128 | 25% | 47% | 62% | |
| Art and Design | 83 | 16% | 54% | 73% | |
| German | 76 | 26% | 61% | 74% | |
| History | 64 | 47% | 70% | 84% | |
| Biology | 58 | 69% | 95% | 98% | |
| Physics | 57 | 65% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 57 | 63% | 96% | 100% | |
| Business | 50 | 10% | 52% | 78% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Solihull council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.