Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School

Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School has maintained its overall good judgement following the recent ungraded inspection. The school has shown significant potential to achieve an outstanding rating, particularly due to its strong sense of community and the high expectations it sets for student achievement. The supportive relationships among pupils and staff contribute to a calm and focused learning environment where students are encouraged to actively engage and think critically about their studies. The school has developed a comprehensive and inclusive curriculum that prepares pupils not only academically but also for a variety of career paths through its innovative programs.

Strengths

• Strong community spirit fostered among pupils and staff.
• Ambitious and inclusive curriculum that builds knowledge progressively.
• Effective teaching with expert subject knowledge and engaging methods.
• High academic achievement evident in key stage outcomes and pupil work.
• Extensive super-curricular opportunities and cultural experiences offered.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 14.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.3% of pupils at Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School received £7,498 and spent £7,491 for each of its 1,258 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,001,000 (£796 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School last inspected by Ofsted?

Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School have?

Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School has 1,258 pupils on roll.

What age range does Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School cover?

Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 66.0, and 90% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School?

Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School is at Old Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3EW.