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Barton Manor School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Spring Lane, Canterbury CT1 1SU · bartonmanor.org · 01227 532140
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 596
- 57% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 41.6%
- First language not English
- 28%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 147 families put the school first and 147 places were offered; 71% 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 | 147 | 147 | 1 | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 144 | 151 | 1▲ | 68% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 144 | 156 | 1.1▲ | 63% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 138 | 131 | 0.9 | 78% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Barton Manor School on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (136 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 136
- 30% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 58 parents (43%) with SEND