Barton Manor School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–19 · Canterbury, Kent
Barton Manor School is a secondary school in Canterbury, Kent for ages 11–19 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Spring Lane, Canterbury, CT1 1SU
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 596 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “A palpable sense of ambition is evident in all aspects of school life.”
- “Pupils live up to the school’s motto of ‘Aspire, Believe and Achieve’.”
- “They try their best because staff recognise and celebrate the unique qualities and achievements of each pupil.”
To improve
- “At times, some teaching does not ensure that all pupils understand some complex ideas.”
- “This means that pupils do not fully understand new concepts and limits how well they remember and apply this learning.”
- “However, for a small minority of pupils, this support does not effectively target the challenges that they have.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 147 first-preference applications, 147 offers in total, 104 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Barton Court Grammar School 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury 0.8 mi Good
- Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys 1.1 mi Not judged
- The Canterbury Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Archbishop's School 1.8 mi Good
- Orion Spires 3.4 mi Good
- The Whitstable School 6.0 mi Good