Alderbrook School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,701 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.2
Academy converter
Langley School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,050of 1,169 places
- Free school meals
- 28.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 211
- Ofsted
- Good, 13 March 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Langley School, Specialist College for the Performing Arts, Languages and Training (URN 104108, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Langley School has no sixth form. Of the 201 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 32% moved to a sixth form college, 36% to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 36% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 32% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.6 against 46.1 across England and 47.0 in Solihull, with 46% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Solihull and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Langley School | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 201 | 3,283 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 15% | 29% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 32% | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 36% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Langley School | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.6 | 47.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 55% | 44% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | 4.16 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 24% | 29% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.8 | 33.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.7 | 52.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 19% | 11% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 209 | 99% | 88% | 23% | 22% | 71% |
| English Language | 207 | 98% | 89% | 19% | 20% | 72% |
| English Literature | 204 | 97% | 86% | 17% | 21% | 75% |
| Combined Science | 150 | 71% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 50% |
| Geography | 128 | 61% | 41% | 25% | 25% | 62% |
| German | 76 | 36% | 5% | 26% | 33% | 74% |
| History | 64 | 30% | 41% | 47% | 26% | 84% |
| Biology | 58 | 27% | 23% | 69% | 45% | 98% |
| Physics | 57 | 27% | 23% | 65% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 57 | 27% | 23% | 63% | 47% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 50 | 24% | 18% | 10% | 20% | 78% |
| Photography | 49 | 23% | 6% | 16% | 19% | 69% |
| French | 44 | 21% | 18% | 36% | 29% | 93% |
| Computer Science | 43 | 20% | 13% | 16% | 30% | 47% |
| Design and Technology | 34 | 16% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 29% |
| Art and Design | 33 | 16% | 7% | 15% | 24% | 82% |
| Religious Studies | 32 | 15% | 31% | 25% | 32% | 66% |
| Physical Education | 24 | 11% | 11% | 25% | 24% | 88% |
| Drama | 20 | 9% | 7% | 5% | 27% | 55% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 18 | 9% | 8% | 6% | 21% | 78% |
| Chinese | 9 | 4% | 1% | 100% | 75% | 100% |
| Music | 8 | 4% | 5% | 63% | 33% | 88% |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 0% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Fine Art | 1 | 0% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 48 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 37 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 18 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 16 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 14 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.