Voluntary controlled school · Kent
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
- Secondary
- Ages 11–18
- Girls
- Selective (11+)
- Sixth form
- Term dates set by the council
Term dates
Kent council sets the term dates for this school. See all Kent dates, taken from the council's own page.
2026/27
2027/28
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Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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Selective school: Year 7 entry is by an entrance test (the 11+). Registration for the test usually closes in the summer of Year 5.
For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 199 families put this school as their first choice, and 166 places were offered. 162 of the families who put it first got a place (81%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 166 | 199 | 81% |
| September 2025 | 165 | 184 | 89% |
| September 2024 | 164 | 176 | 91% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
11+ entrance test
This school uses The Kent Test, a shared test used by 31 other schools. Your child sits one test, and the result is shared with every school in the group that you apply to.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Khickster Entertainment Ltd. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Short (ungraded) inspection, 27 September 2023: School remains Good (Improving).
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 1258 (capacity 1082)
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective (entrance test)
- Phone
- 01227463711
- Address
- Old Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3EW
- Website
- langton.kent.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.