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Sixth forms in Canterbury

All 12 sixth forms in Canterbury.

12 schools in Canterbury

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  1. Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys

    Canterbury, CT4 7AS · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Canterbury sixth forms average, low absence.

    194 first choices, 145 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1669.4

    Canterbury sixth forms 51.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.0%Canterbury sixth forms 8.6%
    Pupils
    1,226
    Pupils per teacher
    15.5
    View school Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
  2. Barton Court Grammar School

    Canterbury, CT1 1PH · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Canterbury sixth forms average, low absence.

    145 first choices, 125 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1666.1

    Canterbury sixth forms 51.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.6%Canterbury sixth forms 8.6%
    Pupils
    995
    Pupils per teacher
    18.8
    View school Barton Court Grammar School
  3. Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School

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

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

    Results well above the Canterbury sixth forms average, low absence.

    199 first choices, 166 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1666.0

    Canterbury sixth forms 51.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.5%Canterbury sixth forms 8.6%
    Pupils
    1,258
    Pupils per teacher
    17.6
    View school Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
  4. St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury

    Canterbury, CT1 3EN · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Canterbury sixth forms average.

    202 first choices, 166 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1645.0

    Canterbury sixth forms 51.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.0%Canterbury sixth forms 8.6%
    Pupils
    1,116
    Pupils per teacher
    17.7
    View school St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
  5. The Canterbury Academy

    Canterbury, CT2 8QA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Canterbury sixth forms average, high absence.

    248 first choices, 203 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1635.2

    Canterbury sixth forms 51.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    10.9%Canterbury sixth forms 8.6%
    Pupils
    1,984
    Pupils per teacher
    15.5
    View school The Canterbury Academy
  6. The Archbishop's School

    Canterbury, CT2 7AP · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Canterbury sixth forms average, high absence.

    64 first choices, 133 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1632.1

    Canterbury sixth forms 51.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    15.3%Canterbury sixth forms 8.6%
    Pupils
    770
    Pupils per teacher
    15.9
    View school The Archbishop's School
  7. Barton Manor School

    Canterbury, CT1 1SU · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Has a sixth form

    No published results yet.

    147 first choices, 147 offers made

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    6.9%Canterbury sixth forms 8.6%
    Pupils
    596
    Pupils per teacher
    16.2
    View school Barton Manor School
  8. Newingate School

    Canterbury, CT1 3DT · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    35
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Newingate School
  9. St Nicholas' School

    Canterbury, CT1 3JJ · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    11.1%
    Pupils
    402
    Pupils per teacher
    6.8
    View school St Nicholas' School
  10. St Edmund's School Canterbury

    Canterbury, CT2 8HU · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Canterbury sixth forms 8.6%
    Pupils
    523
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school St Edmund's School Canterbury
  11. The King's School Canterbury

    Canterbury, CT1 2ES · Independent · Secondary · Ages 13 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Canterbury sixth forms 8.6%
    Pupils
    985
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school The King's School Canterbury
  12. The Worthgate School

    Canterbury, CT1 3LQ · Independent · Secondary · Ages 13 to 22

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Canterbury sixth forms 8.6%
    Pupils
    270
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school The Worthgate School
The big picture

How Canterbury's sixth forms spread out

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

Attainment 8 at 16

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Canterbury 51.3England 46.2Newingate School: 14.2The Archbishop's School: 32.1The Canterbury Academy: 35.2St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury: 45Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School: 66Barton Court Grammar School: 66.1Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys: 69.4020406080
Sixth forms in Canterbury

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Canterbury average 8.7%Barton Court Grammar School: 4.6%Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys: 6%Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School: 6.5%Barton Manor School: 6.9%St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury: 8%The Canterbury Academy: 10.9%St Nicholas' School: 11.1%The Archbishop's School: 15.3%0%4%8%12%16%
Sixth forms in Canterbury

Ofsted grades in Canterbury

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 6 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 6
  • Good: 6 of 6
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 6
  • Inadequate: 0 of 6
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Canterbury

  1. Some are faith schools.

    4 of the 12 sixth forms in Canterbury have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. 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

Sixth forms in Canterbury, explained

There are 12 sixth forms in Canterbury, teaching 10,160 children. 3 are run by the council and 4 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 special and 4 independent 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 sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 51.3 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

22.7% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,108 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 22.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many sixth forms are in Canterbury?
There are 12 sixth forms in Canterbury, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Canterbury?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Canterbury on Eduscope are Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, Barton Court Grammar School and 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 sixth forms 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 sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Canterbury is 16:1. 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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