Langley Park School for Boys

Langley Park School for Boys is demonstrating significant improvements since its last inspection in 2019, with evidence suggesting overall effective practices. The school fosters a positive culture that is welcoming and inclusive, promoting both academic excellence and personal development among students. High expectations are set for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), indicating a strong commitment to supporting diverse learning needs. With a focus on developing a rigorous curriculum, teachers are effectively addressing misconceptions to enhance students' learning experiences. The school emphasizes engagement through a variety of extracurricular activities and a strong personal development programme, which supports the holistic growth of students. The next inspection will be a graded one, reflecting the upward trajectory in the school's performance and its proactive efforts in maintaining high educational standards.

Strengths

• Welcoming, aspirational, and inclusive school culture.
• High expectations for all students, including those with SEND.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
• Extensive range of extracurricular activities available for students.
• Highly ambitious curriculum with clear progression.
• Effective support for reading challenges among pupils.
• Strong subject knowledge demonstrated by teachers.
• Exceptional performance in the sixth form.
• Well-structured personal development programme.
• Robust attendance procedures involving close collaboration with parents.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Langley Park School for Boys attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 13.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.9% of pupils at Langley Park School for Boys were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Langley Park School for Boys had 18.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.9% of pupils at Langley Park School for Boys were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 18 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Langley Park School for Boys received £7,927 and spent £8,179 for each of its 1,820 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £459,000 (£252 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Impact Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,227 and spending £6,625 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bromley · Bromley local authority: places and applications

Langley Park School for Boys is part of Impact Multi Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Langley Park School for Girls Beckenham
• Langley Park Primary School Beckenham
• Hawes Down Primary School West Wickham
• Clare House Primary School Beckenham
• Hayes School Bromley
• Ravens Wood School Bromley
• Darrick Wood School Orpington

What is Langley Park School for Boys's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Langley Park School for Boys is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Langley Park School for Boys last inspected by Ofsted?

Langley Park School for Boys was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Langley Park School for Boys have?

Langley Park School for Boys has 1,823 pupils on roll.

What age range does Langley Park School for Boys cover?

Langley Park School for Boys for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Langley Park School for Boys's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 52.7, and 59% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Langley Park School for Boys?

Langley Park School for Boys is at South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BP.