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Barton Court Grammar School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Longport, Canterbury CT1 1PH · bartoncourt.org · 01227 464600

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
GCSEs, 2024/25
66.4
average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
995
95% of 1,050 places
Local authority
Kent
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Free school meals
12.5%
First language not English
15%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Barton Court Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 145 families put the school first and 125 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 180 (Places 150)180September 2023: 147 (Places 120)147September 2024: 126 (Places 120)126September 2025: 114 (Places 94)114September 2026: 145 (Places 125)145Places 125
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261251451.2▲76%
September 2025Sept 2025941141.2▲79%
September 2024Sept 20241201261.1▲79%
September 2023Sept 20231201471.2▲74%
September 2022Sept 20221501801.2▲69%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 66.4, and 84.9% 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- (37.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 65.4 (England 46.3)65.42017/18: 64.5 (England 46.5)64.52018/19: 62.9 (England 46.7)62.92021/22: 67.3 (England 48.8)67.32022/23: 63.5 (England 46.3)63.52023/24: 66.0 (England 45.9)66.02024/25: 66.4 (England 46.0)66.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲66.446.0
▲84.9%45.4%
▲97.4%64.8%
▲91.4%40.5%
▲6.374.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form87.9+0.3
Further education7.1−0.5
Other education1.4+0.7
Apprenticeship0.7−0.7
Not in a lasting destination0.7−0.7
Activity not captured2.1+0.7

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 31.3 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 34.1 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 32.4 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 38.0 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 43.1 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 35.0 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 37.3 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 37.5 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
135 studentsB- (37.5)Above average +0.12
136 studentsB- (37.6)Average +0.10
50 studentsDist+ (37.2)Above average +0.33
23.9%AAB or better
98.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24125B- (37.3)+0.27
2022/23124C+ (35)—
2021/22115B+ (43.1)—
2018/1981B- (38)+0.02
2017/1892C+ (32.4)-0.15
2016/1794C+ (34.1)-0.22
2015/1679C (31.3)-0.17

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University48.1−15.7
Further and other education1.5−3.7
Further education0.8—
Other education0.8—
Apprenticeship3.1−0.3
Employment34.4+12
Not in a lasting destination7.6+5
Activity not captured5.3+2.7

Ofsted

Barton Court Grammar School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Nov 2024 found: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
19 Nov 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2020Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Mar 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (182 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
86%
Replies
182
18% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼71% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼84% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●79% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼74% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 68% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼46% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 24% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲77% agreeEngland 67%

based on 44 parents (24%) with SEND

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