Barton Manor School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B73
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Canterbury, CT1 1SU
- Distance
- 5.5km away
Orion Spires
Bredlands Lane, Sturry, Canterbury, CT2 0HD
Local ranking88th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 36.1 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 21.6% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 47.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 10.4% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.0 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 134
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 667
- Boys
- 323 (48%)
- Girls
- 344 (52%)
- Capacity
- 750 (89% full)
- SEND
- 19.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 41.2%
- EAL
- 11.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.2%
- SEN Support
- 13.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 46.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,857/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 78.9%
- White Other: 4.4%
- Black African: 4.1%
- Gypsy/Roma: 2.1%
- Mixed Other: 2.1%
- Asian Other: 1.5%
- Other: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%
78.9%
White British
4.4%
White Other
4.1%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Bredlands Lane
Canterbury, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 135305
- UKPRN
- 10021093
- Establishment No.
- 6911
- Trust
- ORION EDUCATION
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