Barton Manor School
Spring Lane, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1SU ·
At a glance
A state secondary free school for ages 11–19 in Canterbury. Ofsted inspection (May 2025): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). No comparable results are published for this school. 147 families put it first for 147 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–19
- Pupils
- 596
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Kent
- Academy trust
- BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Morgan
- Opened
- Sept 2022
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
No published results yet. The school may be new, too small for figures to be published, or not have pupils at the end of a key stage.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
104 of 147 first-preference applicants were offered a place (71%).
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)44.3%
- English as an additional language24.5%
- SEN support14.3%
- Education, Health and Care plan6.9%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.