Langley is a school that caters for pupils who have a wide range of disabilities and needs. The main groups of pupils are those with moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and autism spectrum disorders. However, and more recently, a greater number have a range of special needs, such as speech and language difficulties, and sensory and social, emotional and mental health needs. Many of the pupils do not live in the immediate locality of the school and a large number of pupils are transported to and from school by minibuses. Approximately 45% of pupils are disadvantaged pupils. The school has a number of children looked after on roll. Almost three quarters of pupils are boys. Pupils enter the school at different points during the primary age range, sometimes as late as upper key stage 2. The school shares a building with a mainstream school, Coppice School. In September 2012, it became federated with Beaufort School, another special school for primaryInspection report: Langley School, 8–9 May 2019 Page 10 of 13 aged pupils. The two schools share a governing body. More recently, Langley School has become an active member of the Learning Trust for Excellence, which is a partnership of mainstream primary and secondary schools, higher education providers and special schools. The executive headteacher took up her post in September 2018.