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Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary controlled
Old Dover Road, Canterbury CT1 3EW · langton.kent.sch.uk · 01227 463711
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 67.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,258
- 176 over 1,082 places · 116%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 7.6%
- First language not English
- 14.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 199 families put the school first and 166 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 166 | 199 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 165 | 184 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 164 | 176 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 199 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 165 | 187 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 67.7, and 89.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲67.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲89.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲97.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲48.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.17 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 88.6 | −5.9 |
| Further education | 7.8 | +3.5 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.2 | — |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | +0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 students | B (38.7) | Average +0.06 | |
| 189 students | B (38.9) | Average +0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 165 | B- (37.6) | +0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 188 | B (39.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 149 | B+ (43.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 135 | B- (36.7) | -0.06 |
| 2017/18 | 134 | B- (37.5) | +0.04 |
| 2016/17 | 131 | B- (36.3) | 0.00 |
| 2015/16 | 168 | C+ (34) | -0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 65.9 | +14 |
| Further and other education | 1.2 | −4.7 |
| Further education | 0.6 | — |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | −3.3 |
| Employment | 19.4 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.6 | −2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | −1.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (392 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 392
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 98 parents (25%) with SEND