Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Ofsted
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 26 September 2023
Results
Compared with the local authority and England
KS4 Results
Attainment and progress
Attainment 8 scores a pupil's best 8 GCSE results, out of about 90. Progress 8 compares those results with pupils who started secondary school at the same level: 0 is average.
| Measure | School | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 67.7 | 46.7 | 46.1 |
GCSE results
Grade 4 is a standard pass; grade 5 is a strong pass.
| Measure | School | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 90% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98% | 65% | 65% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths | 95% | 61% | 60% |
English Baccalaureate
The EBacc is English, maths, science, a language, and history or geography. It is a set of subjects rather than a qualification.
| Measure | School | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering the EBacc | 48% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Based on 177 pupils at the end of key stage 4.
Catchment area
Pupils and staff
Pupils
- Pupils
- 1,256
- Capacity
- 1,082
- Girls / boys
- 95% / 5%
- Free school meals
- 8%
Staff
- Teachers (FTE)
- 71.6
- Teaching assistants (FTE)
- 7
- Leadership (FTE)
- 8
- Part-time teachers
- 42%
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Parent View
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
93%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
392 responses up to 2 September 2024 · 31% response rate
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Don’t know
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
My child is happy at this school.
93% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
97% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
93% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
47% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
81% agree
Questions about Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
What is Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School's Ofsted rating?
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School's last overall grade from Ofsted was Good, on 3 July 2014. Ofsted inspected it again on 26 September 2023 without giving a new overall grade.
How do I apply for a place at Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School?
Apply through the council where you live by 31 October in your child's Year 6, for a place starting the following September. You apply to your home council even if Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day. Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School is a grammar school, so your child must also sit its entrance test, usually in September of Year 6. You register for the test separately, normally in the summer term of Year 5.
Does living near Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School guarantee a place?
No. Distance only counts when Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Kent, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a grammar school, it only offers places to children who reach the pass mark in its entrance test. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
How many pupils are at Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School?
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School had 1,256 pupils aged 11 to 18 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 1,082. It is a girls' school with a sixth form.
