Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Langton Lane, Canterbury, CT4 7AS
1,226 pupils · 96% of 1,280 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Selective
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.1%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 26 November 2024, published 3 February 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 66.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 88.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 96.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 42% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.34 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 145 | 194 | 479 | 145 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 146 | 173 | 467 | 146 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 146 | 173 | 477 | 146 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 149 | 172 | 451 | 149 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 144 | 188 | 429 | 144 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 144 | 258 | 593 | 144 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 141 | 176 | 432 | 141 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 148 | 155 | 392 | 148 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Barton Manor School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Barton Court Grammar School 1.8 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- The Canterbury Academy 2.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Archbishop's School 3.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.