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Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Barton Court Grammar School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Barton Court Grammar School
Barton Court Grammar School is a mixed grammar school in Canterbury. For 11+ entry, it uses the GL exam board and does not include an interview stage. While selectivity is unknown, candidates are advised to aim for 75%+ in practice tests.
If your child is the curious sort who likes to ask why as much as what, Barton Court Grammar School is rather well set up to make the most of that. It sits at Longport in the heart of Canterbury, within sight of the city's historic centre — a co-educational selective school for ages eleven to eighteen, and one of the Canterbury grammars. Its roots go back before the Second World War, when it began life as a technical school for girls, moving to its present site in 1945 and growing into a mixed grammar with a strong local name.
What sets the place apart is how seriously it takes thinking itself — not as a slogan, but as a genuine organising principle. Barton Court is an accredited Thinking School, re-accredited several times over, putting thinking skills at the centre of how pupils learn rather than drilling them to memorise. That intellectual seriousness sits alongside real cultural energy: music is busy and broad, and the art department has won Best School at the regional John Downton Awards several years running — the kind of specific detail that tends to mean something.
For a motivated, questioning child who wants academic stretch alongside genuine personal growth, Barton Court has a character that is distinctively its own.
Key facts
Admissions
Admissions contact
office@bartoncourt.org
Admissions phone
01227 464600
Registration form
Sibling policy
What this school tests
Kent Test
English
- Punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Comparison
- Reading Comprehension - Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension - Grammar and punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Inference and Deduction
- Reading Comprehension - Information Retrieval
- Reading Comprehension - Language Techniques and Imagery
- Reading Comprehension - Sentence-level Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
- Reading Comprehension - Structure, Form, Voice and Tone
- Reading Comprehension - Summarising
- Reading Comprehension - Text Classification and Purpose
- Reading Comprehension - Types of Words and Phrases
- Reading Comprehension - Word Meaning / Choice
- Sentence Completion
- Spelling
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Magic squares
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Number Walls
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Extended Figure Series
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Matrices
- Figure Operations
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Most Like Three Figures
- Most Like Two Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Triangle Series
- Vertical Codes
Verbal Reasoning
- Anagrams
- Compound Words
- Embedded Words
- Form a Word
- Insert a Letter
- Letter Analogies
- Letter Calculations
- Letter Codes
- Letter Grids
- Letter Sequences
- Move 1 / 2 Letters
- Number Analogies
- Number Calculations
- Number Sequences
- Related Words
- Rhyming Synonyms
- Shuffled Sentences
- Synonyms
- Word / Logic Puzzles
- Word Analogies
- Word Completion
- Word Match
- Word Opposites
- Word Pairs
- Word Relationships
- Words and Codes
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Combining Shapes
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Shape Completion
Catchment area
Barton Court Grammar School does not have a formal catchment area. However, in most cases, it prioritises prospective pupils who live closer to the school.
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
In 2025 students achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 66.4 across their GCSEs. 84.9% gained a grade 5 or better in both English and Maths. 60.5% achieved the English Baccalaureate at grade 5 or above.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
A-level results
In 2025 students achieved a B- average grade per A-Level entry. 23.9% gained AAB or better including two facilitating subjects.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does Barton Court Grammar School use for the 11+?
Barton Court Grammar School uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entry.
What is the 11+ pass mark for Barton Court Grammar School?
Candidates should aim for 75%+ in practice tests for Barton Court Grammar School's 11+.
Does Barton Court Grammar School interview as part of the 11+?
No, Barton Court Grammar School does not include an interview stage for 11+ entry.
Is Barton Court Grammar School co-educational or single-sex?
Barton Court Grammar School is a mixed-gender school.
What is Barton Court Grammar School's website?
The official website for Barton Court Grammar School is https://www.bartoncourt.org/.
Does Barton Court Grammar School have a catchment area?
Barton Court Grammar School does not have a formal catchment area, but it prioritises pupils living closer to the school.
How do you get a place at Barton Court Grammar School?
Your child first needs to reach the required standard in the Kent Test (the Kent PESE) and be judged selective, then name Barton Court on the Kent application form. Meeting the standard does not guarantee a place. When there are more eligible children than places, priority goes in this order: looked-after and previously looked-after children, then children eligible for Pupil Premium, then those with a sibling already at the school, then health and special access cases, then nearness of home to school measured in a straight line.
What happens if my child is ill on 11+ test day at Barton Court Grammar School?
The Kent Test is run by Kent County Council, so the illness procedure is the county's, not the school's. If your child is unwell on the test day, you tell their primary school and Kent County Council, who can arrange a later sitting where a genuine reason is shown. If your child needs access arrangements such as extra time or a separate room, you raise this with the primary school's SENCo before you register, and the school applies on your behalf.
Location
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