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| motto        = Sapientia Domine 
| established  = 1956
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| type         = [[Grammar school|Grammar]] [[Academy (English school)|academy]]
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| head         = David Harding
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| address       = Reddington Drive
| city         = [[Langley, Berkshire|Langley]]<br>[[Slough]]
| county       = [[Berkshire]]
| country      = England
| postcode     = SL3 7QS
| ofsted       = yes
| dfeno        = 871/5405
| urn          = 136521
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| enrolment    = 1,095
| gender       = [[Co-educational]]
| lower_age    = 11
| upper_age    = 18
| houses       = Kedemister, Harvey, Robinson, Seymour, Villiers, Clark 
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'''Langley Grammar School''' is a co-educational [[grammar school]] with [[Academy (English school)|academy status]], located in [[Langley, Berkshire]], England. It is situated just north of the [[A4 road (England)|A4]] next to Kedermister Park. Cycle route 61 passes north-south next to the west side of the school.

==Admissions==
It {{As of|2007|alt=currently}} has approximately 1260 pupils of whom 261 are in the [[Sixth Form]]. 

Langley Grammar School selects its incoming students on the basis of examined ability, at age 11 by [[NFER]] 11+ examination or for Sixth Form by performance at [[GCSE]] and interview. Mr David Harding is the current headteacher of the school, succeeding former headteacher Mr John Constable - who held the position for 12 years. Around 70% of pupils come from outside of the LAA, with many from [[London Borough of Hillingdon|Hillingdon]].

==History==
The school was founded in 1955 by Buckinghamshire County Council; Slough and Langley at that time being in Buckinghamshire. The founding Headmaster was Mr J. G. Day. Since 1 April 2011 the school has been an Academy Trust and a Charitable Company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (registered number 7536795).

In the early 1980s, there were plans to close the school to reduce Slough's grammar schools from 5 to 4. In the end, two single-sex grammar schools merged instead to form Slough Grammar School (now [[Upton Court Grammar School]]).

==Facilities==
Langley Grammar School sold tracts of land at the end of the former school field to fund building and restoration works including, amongst others, a new teaching block of six classrooms, a sports hall, fitness suite, multi-purpose area, and astro-turf pitch. On 11 September 2006, the new Sports Hall was officially opened by the Mayor of Slough. A new sixth form center was completed in August 2007, which was opened on 28 September 2007 by Princess Anne.

In 2020, Langley Grammar School finished their old building, called the “New Teaching Block".<ref>[https://www.lgs.slough.sch.uk/page/?title=Phase+1+%2D+new+teaching+block&pid=282 Phase 1 - new teaching block] Langley Grammar School website</ref> This, alongside the new sixth form block - the 96 block, the sports center, and the modern foreign languages block make up the main teaching areas within the school. The new building consists of three floors. The ground floor facilitates the DT facilities as well as extra general-purpose classrooms. The first-floor consists of many computer rooms and the second floor is focused on the science part of the curriculum, with many labs in order for students to properly carry out practical activities.

In September 2021, the second new building called the “Front of House Block”<ref>[https://www.lgs.slough.sch.uk/page/?title=Phase+3+%2D+new+%27Front+of+House%27+block&pid=284 Phase 3 - new 'Front of House' block] Langley Grammar School website</ref> opened. This new block contains a large spacious canteen, humongous library and a main hall with an accompanying dance studio next door.

==Notable former pupils==
{{see also|Category:People educated at Langley Grammar School}}
* [[Daniel Johnson (journalist)]], editor since 2008 of ''[[Standpoint (magazine)|Standpoint]]'', and son of [[Paul Johnson (writer)|Paul Johnson]]
* [[Luke Johnson (businessman)|Luke Johnson]], brother of Daniel, and Chairman since 2012 of Startup Britain, and from 2004–09 of [[Channel 4]]
* [[Joanne Thompson (field hockey)|Joanne Thompson]], [[Field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|olympic medallist]] (bronze) field hockey goalkeeper for the GB team, [[1992 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Adam J. Bernard]], Olivier Award winning actor for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his role in Dreamgirls 2017.
* [[Claire Barratt]], English industrial archaeologist, steam engineer and television presenter

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.lgs.slough.sch.uk/page/default.asp?title=Home&pid=1 Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060303160010/http://www.langley-grammar.slough.sch.uk/Ofsted_report/Ofsted%20report.pdf Langley Grammar School Ofsted report]
* [https://archive.today/20120910212325/http://www.edubase.gov.uk/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=110101 EduBase]

===News items===
* [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2004/jul/22/uk.schools1 ''Guardian'' July 2004]

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