Langtree School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Oxfordshire
Reading Road, Reading, RG8 0RA
81
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/02/2023
Application demand
65%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
13.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
626
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
591 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
65%
1st preference success rate
107 of 165 families who put it first got an offer
113
Places offered
402
Total applications
3.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 165 | 107 | ● 65% |
| 2nd preference | 127 | 5 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 85 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 402 | 113 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 128 applications came from outside the council area (12 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Bamford
- Address
- Reading Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0RA
- Phone
- 01491680514
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Woodcote & Rotherfield · Henley and Thame
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137976
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE LANGTREE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST COMPANY
626 pupils · 591 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 627 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.65 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 82% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.95 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 58 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 70.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 80.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.22 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 116 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 115 | 37% | 77% | 87% | |
| English Language | 114 | 25% | 72% | 84% | |
| Religious Studies | 113 | 34% | 73% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 109 | 32% | 73% | 87% | |
| Geography | 77 | 35% | 77% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 72 | 18% | 61% | 79% | |
| Business | 43 | 63% | 86% | 95% | |
| Biology | 42 | 62% | 90% | 95% | |
| Physical Education | 42 | 33% | 71% | 81% | |
| Physics | 41 | 73% | 93% | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 41 | 63% | 83% | 95% | |
| History | 37 | 57% | 84% | 89% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Oxfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.