Langley School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Solihull
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.84 miles
Published by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Langley School is a secondary school in Solihull for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2023. Solihull has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Langley School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.84 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 0.84 miles, 2nd shortest of the 10 Solihull secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.54 miles).
- The Year 7 last distance has swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2023 to 2024; in 2026 it was further than in 2025.
- Year 7 2026 had 216 first-choice applications for 178 offers; 145 offers went to first-choice families and 71 first-choice families (33%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 47.6 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Solihull schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Kineton Green Road, Olton, Solihull, B92 7ER
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Solihull
- Pupils on roll
- 1,050 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 March 2023
Strengths
- “Staff and governors are committed to making Langley an inclusive, welcoming school.”
- “Many pupils spoke of the value of the diverse school community in helping them appreciate other religions and cultures.”
- “Pupils are encouraged to ‘be the best we can be’.”
To improve
- “However, a few pupils are not confident that staff will deal effectively with the concerns that they raise.”
- “However, there is still work to do to make sure that all teachers check how well pupils have understood their work.”
- “However, this is not consistent across the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 216 first-preference applications, 178 offers in total, 145 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Solihull.
- Lode Heath School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lyndon School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Alderbrook School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Light Hall School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Grace Academy Solihull 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Arden 4.3 mi Good Last distance published