Langley Grammar School 11 Plus Guide 2026

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Langley Grammar School in Slough offers 180 places in Year 7 for both 2026-27 and 2027-28 entry, filled through the Slough Consortium's shared 11+ examination and an eight-category priority order built around three distance-based Priority Areas rather than a single catchment radius. This guide sets out the exact test format, the 111 qualifying score, the full 2027 entry timetable, and the findings of Langley's brand-new February 2026 Ofsted inspection — the school's first under Ofsted's reformed report card framework, and a data point that no ranking competitor guide for this school currently covers.

How Many Places Does Langley Grammar School Offer for 2026-27 Entry?

Langley Grammar School's Determined Admission Arrangements set the Year 7 Planned Admission Number (PAN) at 180 places for both September 2026 and September 2027 entry. Places are not allocated purely by test score. Instead, the school works through eight priority categories in strict order, filling as many places as possible from each before moving to the next: children with an Education, Health and Care Plan naming the school (automatic admission); looked-after and previously looked-after children (Children Act 1989, sections 20, 31 and 38); up to 120 places for Priority Area 1 residents, with Pupil Premium-eligible applicants prioritised first and the remainder filled by examination rank order; Priority Area 2 applicants who are Pupil Premium-eligible; children of permanent staff employed continuously for 2 or more years; remaining Priority Area 2 applicants by examination rank order; Priority Area 3 applicants (Pupil Premium first, then rank); and, finally, any places remaining after those categories are filled, allocated strictly by examination rank order to applicants outside all three Priority Areas.

The school also runs a separate Sixth Form (Year 12) intake with a minimum PAN of 185, of which at least 20 places are reserved for external applicants — students who did not attend Langley for Years 7-11 and are joining for A-levels. If two Year 7 applicants tie on every criterion, the tie-break is proximity to the school by straight-line distance, and the governing board may admit above the Planned Admission Number in genuinely tied cases rather than use random allocation.

What Format Is the Langley Grammar School 11+ Exam?

The 11+ entrance examination that determines eligibility for Langley Grammar School is set and administered by the Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools — four state grammar schools serving Slough: Herschel Grammar School, Langley Grammar School, St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School and Upton Court Grammar School. Every child registering for consideration at Langley sits the same single examination, and the same standardised score is shared with any other Slough Consortium school named on the application, so families do not sit separate tests for each school.

The test is produced and marked by GL Assessment and delivered as two papers, each approximately 60-65 minutes long, sat on the same day. Together the two papers test verbal, numerical and non-verbal ability, covering English, mathematics, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Candidates record their answers on a separate answer sheet using a range of formats — not a single multiple-choice style — and the sheet is marked by computer, so it must be completed exactly as directed. Raw scores are converted to an age-standardised score to account for the spread of birth dates within a Year 6 cohort; a standardised score of 111 or above is required for a child to be eligible for consideration at any Slough Consortium school, including Langley. Parents are given only the standardised score, never the raw mark.

Families who need access arrangements — such as up to 25% extra time per paper for a documented special educational need, or accommodations for a visual impairment, physical disability or specific medical issue — must submit supporting evidence during registration; for the 2027 entry cycle, that documentation was due by 3pm on Friday 12 June 2026, a week after registration closed.

How Does Langley Grammar School's Priority Area System Work?

Most guides to Slough Consortium schools describe a single mileage-based catchment, but Langley Grammar School's own Determined Admission Arrangements use a structurally different system: three Priority Areas, not a radius. Distance is measured by a computerised mapping system calculating the straight-line distance between the address point of a child's home and the address point of the school — the same underlying method other Consortium schools use, but applied across three tiers rather than one boundary.

After EHCP places and looked-after children, Priority Area 1 is filled next: up to 120 of the school's 180 places go to Priority Area 1 residents, with Pupil Premium-eligible applicants admitted first and the remainder filled strictly by examination rank order. Only once Priority Area 1 is exhausted does the school move to Priority Area 2 — again Pupil Premium applicants first, then children of long-serving staff, then remaining Priority Area 2 applicants by rank — followed by Priority Area 3 on the same Pupil-Premium-then-rank basis. Any places still remaining after all three Priority Areas are filled go to applicants living outside them, strictly by examination rank order. In practice this means a family's realistic chances depend heavily on which Priority Area their home address falls into, not simply whether they clear the 111 qualifying score.

What Are the Key Dates for September 2027 Entry at Langley Grammar School?

For children applying for a Year 7 place starting September 2027 (born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016), the Slough Consortium's timetable runs across roughly ten months from registration to National Offer Day. The most recently completed cycle, for September 2026 entry, ran the same shape of calendar a year earlier, giving families a reliable template for what to expect.

The Common Application Form is submitted through Slough Borough Council rather than directly to Langley Grammar School, and it is where families rank their preferred schools — including any combination of the four Slough Consortium schools and out-of-area preferences. Because the examination result becomes available in mid-October, roughly two weeks before the CAF deadline, families have a short but real window to review their ranking in light of the actual standardised score before submitting. For the 2026 cycle, appeal registration opened alongside National Offer Day on 2 March 2026, with appeal submissions due by 30 March 2026 and hearings running through April to June 2026 — families for 2027 entry should expect a similar appeals window opening in March 2027.

What Did Langley Grammar School's February 2026 Ofsted Inspection Find?

Most 11+ guides for Langley Grammar School still cite the school's previous inspection, when Ofsted rated it Outstanding across all five categories following a visit on 24 November 2021 (report published 31 January 2022). That inspection is no longer the most recent. Ofsted returned to Langley on 10 February 2026, publishing its findings on 22 May 2026 — the school's first inspection under Ofsted's reformed school report card framework, which replaced the old single-word overall judgement with category-by-category ratings on a four-point scale (exemplary, strong, expected, causing concern).

Langley received a "strong standard" — the second-highest rating on the new scale — in six of the eight areas inspectors assessed: achievement, attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, leadership and governance, personal development and wellbeing, and post-16 provision. Inclusion was rated "expected standard," and safeguarding was confirmed as "met." Inspectors highlighted that 98.3% of Langley pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE, against a national figure of just 45.4%, and that pupil absence stood at 3.5%, well below the 8.1% national average. Inspectors also noted that disadvantaged pupils' attainment significantly exceeds national averages for that group, and quoted pupils describing the school as a place where they "thrive" and have "consistently positive attitudes to their learning."

For families comparing Langley against the other three Slough Consortium schools, our Slough Grammar Schools 11+ hub compares admissions routes across the group, our Herschel Grammar School 11+ guide covers the same shared exam from a neighbouring Consortium school's perspective, and our 11+ Tuition in Slough guide covers borough-wide preparation timelines. If you're mapping the wider exam calendar alongside other consortiums and independent schools, our 11+ Exam Dates 2025-2026 timetable is a useful cross-check, and our Slough tuition page covers local support options beyond 11+ preparation. For the school's own admissions documentation, the official Langley Grammar School Year 7 Admissions 2027 page is the primary source for the figures in this guide.

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