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 postcode-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 February 2026 Ofsted inspection, the school's first under Ofsted's new report card framework.

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; up to 120 places for Priority Area 1 residents (up to 100 in the 2026-27 arrangements), 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 at least 2 years before the closing date for applications, or recruited to fill a post with a demonstrable skill shortage; 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 allocated, allocated strictly by examination rank order to applicants outside all three Priority Areas.

The school also runs a separate Sixth Form (Year 12) intake: the intended number of students starting Year 12 in September 2027 is a minimum of 185, and the planned admission number for applicants from outside the school is a minimum of 20. For Year 7, if two or more eligible applicants are tied for the final place or places, the place goes to the applicant whose permanent home address is nearest to the school; if applicants are still tied, the Governors will exercise their discretion to admit above the Planned Admission Number.

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: a child sits just one 11+ examination however many Slough Consortium grammar schools parents apply to, so families do not sit separate tests for each school.

The test is provided by GL Assessment, which also marks and standardises it, and consists of two separate papers, each of approximately 60-65 minutes, 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 (the questions use a range of answer formats), 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?

Langley Grammar School's own Determined Admission Arrangements use three Priority Areas defined by postcode, not a distance radius: Priority Area 1 covers SL3 7, SL3 8, SL3 9 and SL3 0, and the Priority Area 2 and Priority Area 3 postcode lists are set out in the same arrangements. Where applicants are tied for the final place, distance is measured by a computerised mapping system from the address point of the child's home to the address point of the school, without taking account of the route a child would travel.

After EHCP places and looked-after children, Priority Area 1 is filled next: up to 120 of the school's 180 places (up to 100 in the 2026-27 arrangements) go to Priority Area 1 residents, with Pupil Premium-eligible applicants admitted first and the remainder filled strictly by examination rank order. Once the Priority Area 1 places are allocated, the school moves to Priority Area 2 — again Pupil Premium applicants first, then children of qualifying 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 eligible applicants in all three Priority Areas have been considered go to applicants living outside them, strictly by examination rank order. In practice this means a family's chances depend heavily on which Priority Area their home address falls into, not simply whether they clear the 111 qualifying score: the school's admissions document advises that applicants living outside the three Priority Areas have no realistic chance of being offered a place.

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 goes to the local authority where the child permanently lives (Slough Borough Council for Slough residents), even when the family lists schools in other areas, rather than directly to Langley Grammar School, and it is where families set out their schools in order of preference. Because the examination result is due by the week beginning 19 October 2026, before the CAF closes on 31 October 2026, families have a short window to review their ranking in light of the actual standardised score before submitting. For the 2026 cycle, appeals could not start until National Offer Day on 2 March 2026, with appeal applications due by 30 March 2026 and hearings in April, May and June 2026. For 2027 entry, Slough Borough Council's key dates give 26 March 2027 as the deadline for submitting a Year 7 appeal.

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

Langley's previous Ofsted inspection, on 24 and 25 November 2021 (report published 31 January 2022), rated the school Outstanding overall and in every graded area. 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 new report card framework, which rates each area separately on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention and urgent improvement.

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." Ofsted's inspection data show that in 2024/25, 98.3% of Langley pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE, against a national figure of 45.4%, and that pupil absence stood at 3.5% (two terms of 2024/25), well below the 8.1% national average. For disadvantaged pupils, 90.0% achieved grade 5 or above in both subjects against a national average of 25.8% in Ofsted's table. The report itself describes pupils as thriving and having "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 2026-2027 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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Reviewed September 2026: dates, figures and rules checked against Langley Grammar School's admissions pages and its 2026 and 2027 determined admissions arrangements, the Slough Consortium's guides to the 11+ and key dates, Slough Borough Council's secondary admissions page, and Ofsted's inspection reports and provider page.

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