# Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys

Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys is a secondary school in Canterbury, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,226 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E118884. [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Foundation school
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,226
- Council: Canterbury
- URN: 118884

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 26 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys was 69.4, against 44.8 in Canterbury and 46.2 in England.
90.6% 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 | 69.4 | 44.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 90.6% | 43.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 95.6% | 61.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 160 | – | – |

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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/simon-langton-girls-grammar-school-e118840): 930 m. Secondary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023. Attainment 8 of 66.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anselms-catholic-school-canterbury-e140874): 1.1 km. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Nicholas' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-school-e119059): 1.1 km. Special. School remains Good, February 2024
- [The Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchard-school-e119058): 1.1 km. Special. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- [The Worthgate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-worthgate-school-e131411): 1.2 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Newingate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newingate-school-e149398): 1.3 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/118884)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/118884)

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