Barton Manor School
Spring Lane, Canterbury, CT1 1SU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Morgan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Barton Court Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 596
- URN
- 149039
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01227532140
About this school
Barton Manor School is a secondary academy in Canterbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 596 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Barton Manor School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Barton Manor School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 149 |
| 2023/24 | 300 |
| 2024/25 | 449 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barton Manor School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.9% | 44.3% | 596 | — |
| Barton Court Grammar School | 66.4 | 4.6% | 11.4% | 995 | 0.4 miles |
| Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School | 67.7 | 6.5% | 8% | 1,258 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury | 39.4 | 8% | 24.1% | 1,116 | 0.8 miles |
| Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys | 66.8 | 6% | 7.9% | 1,226 | 1.1 miles |
| The Canterbury Academy | 39 | 10.9% | 34% | 1,984 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.32%
- English as an additional language
- 24.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.91%
- Persistent absence
- 18.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barton Court Grammar School0.4 miles
Secondary · Canterbury
-
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School0.6 miles
Secondary · Canterbury
-
St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury0.8 miles
Secondary · Canterbury
-
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys1.1 miles
Secondary · Canterbury
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The Canterbury Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Canterbury
Other schools in Canterbury
- Barton Court Grammar School Secondary
- Orion Spires Secondary
- Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School Secondary
- Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys Secondary
- St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury Secondary
- The Archbishop's School Secondary
- The Canterbury Academy Secondary
- Adisham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aylesham Primary School Primary
- Barham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blean Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Barton Manor School teach?
- Barton Manor School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Canterbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Barton Manor School?
- The headteacher of Barton Manor School is Mr Richard Morgan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Barton Manor School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barton Manor School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Barton Manor School?
- Barton Manor School has 596 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Barton Manor School full?
- Barton Manor School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 596 on roll (57%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Barton Manor School a faith school?
- No. Barton Manor School has no designated religious character.
- Is Barton Manor School a selective school?
- No. Barton Manor School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Barton Manor School part of an academy trust?
- Barton Manor School is part of BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Barton Manor School's absence rate?
- Barton Manor School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Barton Manor School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Barton Manor School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.