This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 27 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 3 July 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry507 applications · 166 places offered · 199 named it first
SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.
- 2026 3.1; Kent median median 3.1
- 2025 2.6; Kent median median 3.0
- 2024 2.8; Kent median median 3.2
- 2023 2.6; Kent median median 3.2
- 2022 2.6; Kent median median 2.9
- 2021 3.7; Kent median median 3.6
- 2020 2.8; Kent median median 3.1
- 2019 2.7; Kent median median 2.9
- 2018 3.2; Kent median median 3.1
- 2017 3.0; Kent median median 3.0
- 2016 3.0; Kent median median 3.3
- 2015 2.9; Kent median median 3.2
- 2014 2.7; Kent median median 3.1
- This school
- Kent median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 166 | 507 | 3.1 | 199 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2025 | 165 | 433 | 2.6 | 184 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2024 | 164 | 459 | 2.8 | 176 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2023 | 179 | 457 | 2.6 | 199 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2022 | 165 | 423 | 2.6 | 187 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2021 | 156 | 582 | 3.7 | 244 | 1.56 |
| Sep 2020 | 142 | 396 | 2.8 | 156 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2019 | 157 | 422 | 2.7 | 175 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2018 | 146 | 473 | 3.2 | 152 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2017 | 131 | 390 | 3.0 | 137 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2016 | 163 | 494 | 3.0 | 173 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2015 | 139 | 406 | 2.9 | 150 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2014 | 165 | 437 | 2.7 | 179 | 1.08 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 174 | 66.0 | 90% | 97% | – |
| 2024/25 | 177 | 67.7 | 90% | 98% | – |
| 2023/24 | 167 | 66.9 | 90% | 97% | +0.43 |
| 2022/23 | 174 | 65.7 | 90% | 100% | +0.49 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Simon Langton Girls' Grammar SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20233.1applications per place 66.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 0.3 km · KentGood20234.8applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20243.3applications per place 69.4Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.0 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20254.5applications per place
- 1.4 km · KentStandards maintained20246.7applications per place 66.1Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.8 km · Kent20264.2applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · KentGood20232.1applications per place 32.1Attainment 8
- 6.5 km · KentGood20232.5applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
- 10.5 km · KentGood20242.6applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 118840 · 886/4534
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Capacity
- 1,082 pupils · 1,258 on roll
- Free school meals
- 7.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Old Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3EW
- Local authority
- Kent · Canterbury
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources