Barton Court Grammar School
Longport, Canterbury, CT1 1PH
995 pupils · 95% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
Ofsted
Good (2020) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 February 2020, published 8 March 2020. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 66.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 84.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 97.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 91.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.16 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 125 | 145 | 837 | 125 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 94 | 114 | 761 | 94 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 120 | 126 | 801 | 118 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 120 | 147 | 812 | 120 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 150 | 180 | 762 | 150 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 120 | 212 | 1,076 | 120 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 147 | 157 | 766 | 147 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 145 | 162 | 764 | 141 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Barton Manor School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys 1.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Canterbury Academy 2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Archbishop's School 2.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.