Barton Court Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kent
Longport, Canterbury, CT1 1PH
94
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/02/2020
Application demand
79%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.5%
7.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
995
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
79%
1st preference success rate
90 of 114 families who put it first got an offer
94
Places offered
761
Total applications
8.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 114 | 90 | ● 79% |
| 2nd preference | 339 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 188 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 120 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Total | 761 | 94 | 12% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jonathan Hopkins
- Address
- Longport, Canterbury, CT1 1PH
- Phone
- 01227464600
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Barton · Canterbury
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137474
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST
995 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
20 November 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
11 February 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 750 pupils
Attendance
95.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
7.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 66.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.38 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 84% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 96% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.29 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.26 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 66.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 84.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 97.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 91.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.37 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 152 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.51 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 23.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 135 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 151 | 46% | 87% | 97% | |
| Physics | 151 | 51% | 88% | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 151 | 47% | 87% | 93% | |
| Mathematics | 151 | 54% | 90% | 99% | |
| English Language | 151 | 45% | 88% | 98% | |
| English Literature | 151 | 42% | 87% | 95% | |
| Religious Studies | 131 | 50% | 89% | 97% | |
| History | 90 | 67% | 89% | 94% | |
| Geography | 77 | 65% | 91% | 95% | |
| French | 76 | 38% | 79% | 88% | |
| Spanish | 70 | 34% | 60% | 76% | |
| Social Studies | 51 | 33% | 82% | 92% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 41 | 10% | 32% | 59% | |
| Chemistry | 33 | 9% | 24% | 58% | |
| Mathematics | 32 | 19% | 34% | 47% | |
| History | 26 | 4% | 15% | 73% | |
| Sociology | 25 | 0% | 28% | 60% | |
| Psychology | 25 | 4% | 20% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 24 | 13% | 17% | 67% | |
| Film Studies | 21 | 5% | 33% | 76% | |
| Geography | 17 | 12% | 24% | 71% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 17 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Physics | 16 | 19% | 38% | 44% | |
| Government and Politics | 13 | 0% | 23% | 46% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11267: Barton Court Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 10 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 64% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.