Barton Manor School
Free School · Year 7–Year 13 · 596 pupils
Orion Spires
Bredlands Lane, Sturry, Canterbury CT2 0HD
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
620
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 750
Local authority
Kent
Orion Education
Schola Grade 2
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Orion Spires
Orion Spires is a secondary academy in Canterbury, Kent, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Orion Education.
It has 620 pupils on roll and room for 750. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 2 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 620
- Capacity
- 750 pupils
- Free school meals
- 43.80% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Orion Education
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 135305
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