Langdon Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–16 · London, Newham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Newham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Every applicant was offered a place
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Langdon Academy is an all-through school in London, Newham for ages 3–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 23 October 2024. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Langdon Academy 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.036 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.158 mi |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.656 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | 1.686 mi |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Year 7 2018 | 2.851 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Improved significantly (23 October 2024); the previous graded outcome was Good (8 May 2019).
- Every applicant was offered a place for both Reception 2026 and Year 7 2026.
- Reception 2026 drew 25 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 14 of the 85 applications (16%) came from families living outside Newham, and 5 offers went to them.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sussex Road, East Ham, London, E6 2PS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 2,026 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 56.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 23 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at this exceptional school acquire the skills and knowledge that they need to be successful at school and beyond.”
- “They develop the ‘Langdon skillset’ and consistently demonstrate their confidence, independence, empathy and resilience.”
- “The curriculum is highly ambitious for all pupils.”
To improve
- “There are a very small number of subjects in which published outcomes are not reflective of the exceptional quality of education that the school provides.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 87% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 58% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 53.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 25 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 170 first-preference applications, 289 offers in total, 170 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Newham.
- Horizon Academy 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Grangewood Independent School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Madaniyah Foundation 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Connaught Special School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Tunmarsh School 1.7 mi Good
- Zakariya Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- New Directions 2.1 mi School remains Good