73%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
50%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
74%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1179.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,441
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySandwell
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChristian
StatusOpen
Overview of Q3 Academy Langley · Secondary · Sandwell
Part ofTHE MERCIAN TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
73%
-8pp
82%78%73%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
50%
-10pp
61%56%50%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
Attainment 8
51.8
-2.9
56.754.251.8
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.8
EBacc entry
74%
-14pp
89%82%74%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
EBacc APS
1179.0
-47.3
1290.61234.81179.0
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1179.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,441
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%
Contact
Address
Moat Road, Oldbury, B68 8ED
Local authority
Sandwell
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 73% | 50% | 51.8 | Not applicable | 74% | 1179.0 | 74% | 1,441 |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 60% | 54.7 | +0.81 | 89% | 1226.3 | 89% | 1,375 |
| 2022/23 | 76% | 60% | 55.1 | +0.81 | 86% | 1196.1 | 86% | 1,307 |
| 2021/22 | 82% | 61% | 56.7 | +0.68 | 85% | 1290.6 | 85% | 1,260 |
| 2018/19 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 632 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 392 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | 153 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | Not published | — | Not applicable | Not published | Not published |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,441 | 15.7 | 9% | 23% | 33% | 5% | 14% |
| 2023/24 | 1,375 | — | 8% | 25% | 31% | 5% | 12% |
| 2022/23 | 1,307 | 14.5 | 9% | 28% | 30% | 4% | 8% |
| 2021/22 | 1,260 | 14.0 | 11% | 26% | 32% | 4% | 7% |
| 2020/21 | 1,110 | 14.8 | 9% | 26% | 31% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 632 | 15.2 | 9% | 24% | 34% | 2% | 2% |
| 2017/18 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | 2% | 1% |
| 2016/17 | 153 | 15.4 | 12% | 19% | 34% | 2% | 0% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.