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Barton Court Grammar School

Secondary school in Canterbury, Kent. Standards maintained (Nov 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 11 February 2020, report published 8 March 2020, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Since then: ungraded inspection

Inspected 20 November 2024, report published 16 December 2024.

Standards maintained

An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.

Next inspection: around November 2028

The last inspection was in November 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 0.4 milesBarton Manor School

    Secondary, Canterbury, Kent

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (May 2025)

  2. 0.9 milesSimon Langton Girls' Grammar School

    Secondary, Canterbury, Kent

    School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Sep 2023)

  3. 1.0 milesSt Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury

    Secondary, Canterbury, Kent

    Good (Sep 2023)

  4. 1.1 milesSimon Langton Grammar School for Boys

    Secondary, Canterbury, Kent

    No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Nov 2024)

  5. 1.2 milesThe Canterbury Academy

    Secondary, Canterbury, Kent

    Report card, Jan 2026: 3 strong, 4 expected

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.