Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Secondary · Foundation 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
6.564 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys is a secondary school in Canterbury, Kent for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys 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 | 6.564 mi |
| 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
- Year 7 2026 had 194 first-choice applications for 145 offers; 143 offers went to first-choice families, and 51 first-choice families (26%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 89% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 66.8 (England 46).
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 6.564 miles away, the 15th longest of 56 Kent secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- 8% 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
- Langton Lane, Nackington Road, Canterbury, CT4 7AS
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,226 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, including students in the sixth form, receive an outstanding education at ‘The Langton’.”
- “Several pupils praised how adults ‘work with us’ to ensure that pupils develop a deep knowledge across the curriculum.”
- “Pupils, including those who speak English as an additional language and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve extremely highly.”
To improve
- “While many parents and carers praised how well the school communicates with them, some reported more negative experiences.”
- “In the last couple of years, the governing body and senior leaders have recognised that some aspects of leadership and management could be sharpened.”
- “Governors rightly continue to identify where the school’s policies and practice need further sharpening.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 February 2025 (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) | 89% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 66.8 | 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: 194 first-preference applications, 145 offers in total, 143 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.
- Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Barton Manor School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barton Court Grammar School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Canterbury Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Archbishop's School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Orion Spires 4.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Whitstable School 6.6 mi Good Last distance published