Q3 Academy Langley

About Q3 Academy Langley

Q3 Academy Langley is a mixed secondary school in Sandwell for pupils aged 11 to 16, and it is clearly a popular choice among local families. With 1,441 pupils on roll against a capacity of 1,500, the school is operating very close to its limit. The demand is striking: for the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 835 applications for 292 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.86. Of those, 345 were first-preference applications, and 271 first-preference offers were made. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage — 32.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a national average that typically sits around 23-24%. The school has a Christian religious character and is led by headteacher Peter Lee. In its most recent ungraded Ofsted inspection, carried out in December 2024, the school was judged to have improved significantly since its previous graded inspection, and the leadership and management were rated Outstanding.

Academically, Q3 Academy Langley is performing well above the national average. Its Progress 8 score of 0.81 is classified as 'well above average', placing it first out of 19 schools in Sandwell and in the top 6% nationally. This is a remarkable achievement given that the local authority average Progress 8 score is -0.14, meaning the school is adding nearly a full grade more per subject per pupil than the typical Sandwell secondary. The Attainment 8 score stands at 54.7, and 81% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, with 59.5% achieving a grade 5 or above. The school also has a strong focus on the English Baccalaureate: 88.6% of pupils entered the EBacc suite of subjects, and 45.1% achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths. In the Parent View survey, 92% of respondents would recommend the school, and 81% strongly agreed that the school has high expectations for their child.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a swimming pool, sports hall, theatre, chapel, and science labs. Sports on offer include athletics, swimming, martial arts, hockey, gymnastics, and badminton, while clubs range from Young Enterprise and debate to orchestra and gardening. The school has a comprehensive SEND provision, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate to severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. However, the Parent View data on SEND support is mixed: while 52% of respondents strongly agreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need, 19% strongly disagreed. The school does not have a sixth form, so pupils will need to move on after Year 11. For families in Sandwell, this is a high-performing, oversubscribed school that delivers strong academic outcomes, particularly for pupils who may start below age-related expectations.

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