Langford Village Academy

Langford Village Academy is a good school where pupils thrive in a nurturing environment and demonstrate a strong understanding of their emotions and those of others. The school has made significant improvements to its curriculum and teaching practices, with higher expectations leading to enhanced knowledge retention among students. Moreover, the cohesive school community actively promotes the school values, fostering a sense of pride and responsibility in pupils. While previous weaknesses in mathematics have been addressed effectively, attendance remains a concern for a small number of pupils which can hinder their learning experience.

Strengths

• Welcoming and nurturing environment for students.
• Strong improvements in curriculum design and teaching approaches.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND to succeed alongside their peers.
• High expectations for pupil behaviour and engagement in learning.
• Pupils develop a love of reading through systematic early reading instruction.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, curriculum adaptation does not sufficiently challenge all pupils.
• Some pupils do not attend school frequently enough, affecting their learning.

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 Langford Village Academy attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 0.0% of pupils at Langford Village Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 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 Langford Village Academy had 25.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 12.2% of pupils at Langford Village Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Langford Village Academy received £5,739 and spent £6,560 for each of its 288 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £159,000 (£553 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited, income was £7,313 and spending £7,140 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 Biggleswade · Central Bedfordshire local authority: places and applications

Langford Village Academy is part of Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Lawnside Academy Biggleswade
• Samuel Whitbread Academy Shefford
• Etonbury Academy Arlesey
• Pix Brook Academy Stotfold
• Gothic Mede Academy Arlesey
• Robert Bloomfield Academy Shefford
• Campton Academy Shefford
• Gravenhurst Academy Bedford
• Castle Newnham School Bedford
• St Christophers Academy Dunstable

What is Langford Village Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Langford Village Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Langford Village Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Langford Village Academy was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Langford Village Academy have?

Langford Village Academy has 295 pupils on roll.

What age range does Langford Village Academy cover?

Langford Village Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Langford Village Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Langford Village Academy?

Langford Village Academy is at Church Street, Langford, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 9QA.