Barton Court Grammar School
Secondary schoolBarton Court Grammar School is a secondary school in Canterbury, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 995 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, November 2024
Before that: Good (overall), February 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 11 February 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 20 November 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Barton Court Grammar School was 66.1, against 44.8 in Canterbury and 46.2 in England.
85.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Canterbury | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 66.1 | 44.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 85.9% | 43.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 97.2% | 61.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 142 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Newingate SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file540 m
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, CanterburyPrimary. Good (overall), April 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- The King's School CanterburyIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file670 m
- Barton Manor SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade670 m
- Pilgrims' Way Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2022. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- The Worthgate SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file800 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Canterbury
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).