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Girls' schools in and near Canterbury

All 1 girls' school in Canterbury, and the nearest just outside.

1 school in Canterbury

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  1. Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School

    Canterbury, CT1 3EW · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Canterbury girls schools average.

    199 first choices, 166 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Canterbury girls schools Grade 7England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 12Canterbury girls schools about 12
    Pupils
    1,258
    View school Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School

Just outside Canterbury

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Canterbury.

  1. Highworth Grammar School

    12.7 miles from Canterbury · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Canterbury girls schools average, low absence.

    267 first choices, 214 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Canterbury girls schools Grade 7England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9Canterbury girls schools about 12
    Pupils
    1,553
    View school Highworth Grammar School
  2. Dover Grammar School for Girls

    14.0 miles from Canterbury · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Canterbury girls schools average.

    178 first choices, 140 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Canterbury girls schools Grade 7England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Canterbury girls schools about 12
    Pupils
    847
    View school Dover Grammar School for Girls
  3. The Folkestone School for Girls

    14.2 miles from Canterbury · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Canterbury girls schools average.

    233 first choices, 180 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Canterbury girls schools Grade 7England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Canterbury girls schools about 12
    Pupils
    1,145
    View school The Folkestone School for Girls
  4. Highsted Grammar School

    15.3 miles from Canterbury · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Canterbury girls schools average.

    139 first choices, 109 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Canterbury girls schools Grade 7England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 11Canterbury girls schools about 12
    Pupils
    793
    View school Highsted Grammar School
The big picture

How Canterbury's girls' schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Canterbury

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Canterbury

  1. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Girls' schools in Canterbury, explained

There is 1 girls' schools in Canterbury, teaching 1,258 children. 1 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Canterbury girls schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 66.0 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

7.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,491 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 14.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See girls' schools near me, or everything in Canterbury.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many girls schools are in Canterbury?
There are 1 girls schools in Canterbury, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best girls schools in Canterbury?
The highest-ranked girls schools in Canterbury on Eduscope are Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are girls schools in Canterbury ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Canterbury girls schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across girls schools in Canterbury is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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