Secondary school in Canterbury, Kent
Barton Manor School
Spring Lane, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1SU
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 13 May 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 596
- Places
- 1050
- How full
- 57% full — 596 of 1050 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 290 / 306
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 18%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 44%
- English as an additional language
- 25%
- With an EHC plan
- 7%
- On SEN support
- 14%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Canterbury 016B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 45%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 70%
- Households in social housing
- 9%
- Households with no car
- 17%
- Adults economically inactive
- 46%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Richard Morgan
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Barton
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- URN
- 149039
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Worthgate SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.4 mi |
| Barton Court Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 66.4 | 0.4 mi |
| Simon Langton Girls' Grammar SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 67.7 | 0.6 mi |
| St Anselm's Catholic School, CanterburyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 39.4 | 0.8 mi |
| The King's School CanterburyOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| Simon Langton Grammar School for BoysFoundation school | No grade | 66.8 | 1.1 mi |
| The Canterbury AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 39 | 1.6 mi |
| The Archbishop's SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 35.2 | 1.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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