Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Secondary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 11–18 · Canterbury, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
From Kent grammar schools (Sir Roger Manwood's School website) · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Not published · From Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School is a secondary school in Canterbury, Kent for ages 11–18 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 27 September 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 90% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 67.7 (England 46).
- Year 7 2026 had 199 first-choice applications for 166 offers, with 162 offers going to first-choice families and 37 first-choice families (19%) not offered a place.
- 7.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.9% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Old Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3EW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,258 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 27 September 2023
Strengths
- “There is an exceptionally strong sense of community and connection evident at Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar.”
- “Pupils of all ages understand the roles they play in contributing to a happy and successful school.”
- “They are tolerant, inclusive and celebrate difference.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 90% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 67.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 199 first-preference applications, 166 offers in total, 162 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barton Manor School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barton Court Grammar School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Canterbury Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Archbishop's School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Orion Spires 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Whitstable School 6.5 mi Good Last distance published