Ashlyns School
Foundation school · sixth form · 1,561 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.9
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Kings Langley School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,122of 1,143 places
- Free school meals
- 14.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 179
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 13 March 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Kings Langley School (URN 117526, until 1 December 2012).
What the data says
Of the 167 pupils who finished Year 11 at Kings Langley School in 2023, 44% stayed on in Kings Langley School’s own sixth form (Hertfordshire average 58%), 39% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 84 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 56% went to university (Hertfordshire 42%, England 37%), and 22% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 36% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 48.6 against 46.1 across England and 50.6 in Hertfordshire, with 53% 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 Hertfordshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Kings Langley School | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 167 | 14,400 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 44% | 58% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 39% | 31% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Kings Langley School | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 84 | 14,189 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 56% | 42% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 29% | 28% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 13% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Kings Langley School | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 48.6 | 50.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 53% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 72% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 51% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | 4.56 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 15% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.9 | 34.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 51.0 | 54.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 16% | 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 | 175 | 98% | 88% | 21% | 22% | 79% |
| English Language | 175 | 98% | 89% | 14% | 20% | 79% |
| English Literature | 169 | 94% | 86% | 22% | 21% | 83% |
| Religious Studies | 165 | 92% | 31% | 10% | 32% | 67% |
| Combined Science | 126 | 70% | 65% | 13% | 9% | 72% |
| History | 96 | 54% | 41% | 28% | 26% | 61% |
| Geography | 80 | 45% | 41% | 18% | 25% | 75% |
| Business Studies | 74 | 41% | 18% | 8% | 20% | 65% |
| Design and Technology | 64 | 36% | 11% | 8% | 23% | 67% |
| Fine Art | 53 | 30% | 9% | 26% | 28% | 96% |
| Physical Education | 52 | 29% | 11% | 4% | 24% | 56% |
| Spanish | 46 | 26% | 19% | 17% | 27% | 74% |
| Biology | 45 | 25% | 23% | 51% | 45% | 98% |
| Chemistry | 44 | 25% | 23% | 48% | 47% | 98% |
| Physics | 44 | 25% | 23% | 41% | 46% | 95% |
| French | 42 | 23% | 18% | 24% | 29% | 79% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 38 | 21% | 8% | 3% | 21% | 68% |
| Drama | 20 | 11% | 7% | 20% | 27% | 95% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 11% | 13% | 11% | 30% | 79% |
| Music | 15 | 8% | 5% | 20% | 33% | 67% |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Gujarati | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 57% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 2% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Kings Langley School | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 171 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 66 | 8,082 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 29.90 | 36.82 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 5% | 19% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 22 | 33% | 31% |
| Psychology | 19 | 29% | 23% |
| English Literature | 18 | 27% | 11% |
| Business Studies | 16 | 24% | 13% |
| Physics | 13 | 20% | 12% |
| Biology | 12 | 18% | 20% |
| Product Design | 12 | 18% | 2% |
| Geography | 12 | 18% | 10% |
| Economics | 10 | 15% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 8 | 12% | 17% |
| History | 8 | 12% | 13% |
| Sociology | 7 | 11% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 9% | 5% |
| Politics | 6 | 9% | 6% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 17 | 26% | — |
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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.