Foundation school · Kent

Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys

11–18Ages
1,226Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
118884URN

Langton Lane, Nackington Road, Canterbury, CT4 7AS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.2 above Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

479 applications for 145 places · 48th of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

69.4of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

8th of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

3.3applications per place, Year 7

0.2 above Kent median (3.1) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

479 applications · 145 places offered · 194 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 3.3; Kent median median 3.1
2025 3.2; Kent median median 3.0
2024 3.3; Kent median median 3.2
2023 3.0; Kent median median 3.2
2022 3.0; Kent median median 2.9
2021 4.1; Kent median median 3.6
2020 3.1; Kent median median 3.1
2019 2.7; Kent median median 2.9
2018 3.9; Kent median median 3.1
2017 3.7; Kent median median 3.0
2016 3.6; Kent median median 3.3
2015 3.2; Kent median median 3.2
2014 3.8; 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	145	479	3.3	194	1.34
Sep 2025	146	467	3.2	173	1.18
Sep 2024	146	477	3.3	173	1.18
Sep 2023	149	451	3.0	172	1.15
Sep 2022	144	429	3.0	188	1.31
Sep 2021	144	593	4.1	258	1.79
Sep 2020	141	432	3.1	176	1.25
Sep 2019	148	392	2.7	155	1.05
Sep 2018	116	450	3.9	191	1.65
Sep 2017	116	431	3.7	167	1.44
Sep 2016	118	430	3.6	154	1.31
Sep 2015	118	376	3.2	142	1.20
Sep 2014	117	447	3.8	162	1.38

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

160 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)69.48th of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths91%16th of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths96%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.25

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	160	69.4	91%	96%	–
2024/25	162	66.8	89%	97%	–
2023/24	160	66.0	92%	96%	+0.25
2022/23	140	68.5	91%	97%	+0.46

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 Grammar School for BoysThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 69.4Attainment 8 Selective
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
0.9 km · Kent

Remains Good · improving2023

3.1applications per place 66.0Attainment 8 Selective
St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
1.1 km · Kent

Good2023

4.8applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
Barton Manor School
1.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place
Barton Court Grammar School
1.8 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

6.7applications per place 66.1Attainment 8 Selective
The Canterbury Academy
2.5 km · Kent

2026

4.2applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
The Archbishop's School
3.8 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 32.1Attainment 8
Orion Spires
7.3 km · Kent

Good2023

2.5applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
The Whitstable School
10.6 km · Kent

Good2024

2.6applications per place 37.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 118884 · 886/5412
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,280 pupils · 1,226 on roll
Free school meals: 8.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Langton Lane, Nackington Road, Canterbury, CT4 7AS
Local authority: Kent · Canterbury

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources