Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 27 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 118840
- Address
- Old Dover Road, CT1 3EW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1249 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 3.6%
- Girls
- 96.4%
- First language not English
- 13.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 11.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 66.5%
Mixed 9.4%
Other White 7.2%
Indian 4.9%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other 2.1%
African 1.7%
Unclassified 1.5%
Pakistani 1.4%
Chinese 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Other Black 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.49
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 53%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 90%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 65.7
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 29 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
Biology | GCSE | 114 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 114 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
English Language | GCSE | 174 |
English Literature | GCSE | 174 |
French | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 164
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 128
- 3rd preference
- 103
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 180 0 180 |
Year 8 | 181 0 181 |
Year 9 | 178 0 178 |
Year 10 | 180 0 180 |
Year 11 | 167 0 167 |
Year 12 | 195 31 164 |
Year 13 | 168 14 154 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 99.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 4.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 96.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 0.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 0.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 90.0% 61.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 39.0% 19.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 36.0% 16.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 1.7% |