State SchoolSecondary

Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School

Old Dover Road, Canterbury CT1 3EW

9Schola Grade
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,258
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,082
Local authority
Kent
South East

Schola Grade 9

GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
GCSE resultsAttainment 8 score 67.7, an average GCSE grade of about 6.8
96thpercentile
Disadvantaged pupilsDisadvantaged pupils' Attainment 8 score 64.6
98thpercentile
Attendance15% of pupils persistently absent
87thpercentile

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 Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School

Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School is a state secondary school in Canterbury, Kent, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13).

It has 1,258 pupils on roll and room for 1,082. It is a girls' school. It is a grammar school: state-funded, and admitting pupils by an entrance test. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 9 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.

Location & nearby schools

Old Dover Road
Canterbury CT1 3EW
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School details

Type
State School · What this means
Level
Secondary
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Ages
11–18
Official type
Voluntary controlled school
Pupils
Girls only
Admissions
Selective (grammar)
Sixth form
Yes
Pupils on roll
1,258
Capacity
1,082 pupils
Free school meals
7.60% of pupils eligible
Local authority
Kent
Nation
England
URN
118840

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