School Address

Contact Information

Email Address school@lgs.slough.sch.uk

Telephone (Main Office) 01753 598300

Website Address https://www.lgs.slough.sch.uk%20

Parking in the school

There is limited car parking on site at Langley Grammar School. In the event you need to find alternative parking, it can be found within a 15-20 minute walk.

• Shelly Close Parking, High Street, slough SL3 8JP (Opening Times: Mon-Sun All Day)
• Heathrow / Windsor Marriot Hotel, Ditton Road, Slough SL3 8PT (Opening Times: Mon-Sun All Day)

The Slough Consortium 11+: Overview

The Slough Consortium 11+ is a multiple choice paper with 3 key components to it; it is overseen by the CEM exam board. The Slough 11+ is a multiple choice test and will assess your child’s competency in Verbal Reasoning, Non-verbal Reasoning and Numerical Reasoning. For an in depth breakdown of the Slough Consortium 11+, please visit our article –  ‘Selective Tests in Slough – the CEM 11+ Test’.

Overview:

The test consists of two exam papers, each taking approximately 60 minutes in length. Each test may contain a mix of Verbal Reasoning, Non-verbal Reasoning and Numerical Reasoning, it is at the Consortium’s discretion as to which are included.

• Paper One: (A choice of) Verbal Reasoning (VR) Non-Verbal Reasoning (NVR) and Numerical Reasoning (NR)

• Paper Two: (A choice of) Verbal Reasoning (VR) Non-verbal Reasoning (NVR) and Numerical Reasoning (NR)

Slough Grammar Schools CEM 11 Plus Test: Pass Criteria

Test scores are received in mid-October of the preceding year of entry; for example for entry in 2023, test scores will be received by mid-October 2022. It is notable that the Slough consortium uses a method of standardised marking, meaning that younger children are not penalised for their age, the results are statistically standardised to compare any child’s score average to the average score of their school year. The ‘pass mark’ for the Sough CEM 11+ is currently an aggregate score of 111; this is the score which would make a child eligible for admission for a grammar school in Slough. However, it is notable that this is subject to change. For this reason, the ‘pass mark’ cannot be predicted for every year, but it is estimated that the top 25% of students will achieve the qualifying mark. For more information please see our article ‘Selective Test in Slough – CEM 11 Plus”

Catchment Area

Langley Grammar School operates on “Priority Admission” areas, used in their oversubscription criteria. These areas are in their admissions policy found here – https://www.lgs.slough.sch.uk/_site/data/files/pdfs/admission%20stuff/FC4CCC136A5E79807EC275395FB38C87.pdf – please note this is subject to change. The Priority Admission areas are contained in the above policy and it is advised that the school is heavily oversubscribed, meaning that it is unlikely that offers will be made to students living outside the priority admission areas.

Priority Area 1 (Inner): SL3 7, SL3 8, SL3 9, SL3 0

Priority Area 2 (Outer): SL0, SL1, SL2, SL3 (outside Area 1), Sl4 TW18, TW19, TW20, UB3, UB4, UB7, UB8, UB10

Priority Area 3 (General): SL5 SL6, SL7, SL8, SL9 TW3, TW4, TW5, TW7, TW13, TW14, TW15, UB1, UB2, UB5, UB6, UB9, HA1, HA2, HA3, HA4, HA5 HA6, W5, W7, W13, RG12, RG42

Oversubscription Criteria:

Where the number of eligible pupils reaching the required standard in the 11+ entrance examination exceeds the number of places available, the school uses the following set of oversubscription criteria in conjunction with the Priority Areas to make offers; places will be allocated in the following order of priority:

1. Eligible applicants with a permanent home address within Priority Area 1, up to a maximum of 100 places;

• If there are fewer places available than applicants, places will be allocated firstly to those attracting the Pupil Premium* at the closing date for submission of the Common Application Form (CAF); 
• After the above, those are ranked in order of performance in the entrance exam.

1. Eligible applicants with a permanent home address within Priority Area 2 and those who attract the Pupil Premium funding at the closing date for submission of the Common Application Form;
2. Eligible applicants who are children of permanent members of the School staff who have been continuously employed by the school for a period of not less than 2 years prior to the closing date for applications or who were recruited to fill a vacant post for which there was a demonstrable skill shortage;
3. Eligible applicants with a permanent home address within the school’s Priority Area 3, in rank order of performance in the admission examination;
4. Eligible applicants who live outside the Priority Admission Areas, in rank order of performance in the admission examination.

Additional eligibilities:

Children with Education, Health and Care plans are admitted via statutory procedure. As contained in Langley’s 2023 admissions policy, the school will work with any recognised authorities to ensure that a child with EHC plan are admitted if they are to be suitable to have a successful education for their school.

*Pupil Premium – A child in receipt of the Pupil Premium is eligible for free school meals.

For a full and detailed breakdown of the admissions process and eligibility criteria, please visit Langley Grammar School’s 2023 Admissions Policy – https://www.lgs.slough.sch.uk/_site/data/files/pdfs/admission%20stuff/FC4CCC136A5E79807EC275395FB38C87.pdf