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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 13 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 16 December 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry592 applications · 180 places offered · 155 named it first
- 2026 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2025 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2024 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2023 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2022 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2021 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2020 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2019 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
- 2018 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2017 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2016 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- 2015 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2014 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 180 | 592 | 3.3 | 155 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 | 183 | 611 | 3.3 | 192 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2024 | 184 | 616 | 3.4 | 182 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2023 | 183 | 696 | 3.8 | 202 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2022 | 209 | 684 | 3.3 | 199 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 188 | 667 | 3.6 | 154 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2020 | 189 | 622 | 3.3 | 149 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2019 | 186 | 718 | 3.9 | 181 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 | 186 | 685 | 3.7 | 172 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2017 | 185 | 680 | 3.7 | 173 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 185 | 696 | 3.8 | 185 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 186 | 610 | 3.3 | 175 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 | 184 | 653 | 3.6 | 175 | 0.95 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 177 | 46.9 | 40% | 67% | – |
| 2024/25 | 179 | 48.6 | 53% | 75% | – |
| 2023/24 | 186 | 47.6 | 47% | 70% | +0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 167 | 48.8 | 53% | 70% | +0.06 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Kings Langley SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20243.3applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · HertfordshireStandards maintained20253.0applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · Hertfordshire20264.0applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · HertfordshireGood20232.7applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · HertfordshireGood20231.3applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
- 5.3 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20246.8applications per place 65.0Attainment 8
- 5.3 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.1applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · Hertfordshire20262.6applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
- 5.6 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20252.9applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 139036 · 919/4096
- Trust
- Kings Langley School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,143 pupils · 1,122 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 December 2012
- Replaced
- Kings Langley School (URN 117526)
- Address
- Love Lane, Kings Langley, WD4 9HN
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · Dacorum
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources