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Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entry. It is a single-sex grammar school for girls and does not have an interview stage. The school does not have a catchment area, with places open to any girl passing the Kent Test, though distance is a tie-breaker if oversubscribed.
If your daughter does her best in a place that takes her happiness as seriously as her results, Simon Langton Girls is built on exactly that balance. The school describes a Langton education as built on academic ambition, independence and resilience, and it puts a girl's wellbeing alongside her academic success rather than behind it. The result, in the school's own words, is a community where every individual matters. Lessons are serious and the expectations high, but the tone is supportive rather than pressured, and girls are encouraged to find their own footing and grow in confidence as they move up the school.
The history here runs deep, with roots that stretch back centuries and a school in its present form since 1881. It takes its name from Simon Langton, Archdeacon of Canterbury, whose medieval bequest for the education of local children the school traces itself to. A voluntary controlled grammar, state-funded with no fees, it sits in Canterbury and admits girls from age 11 through to the sixth form, drawing families from across east Kent. That long history in the city gives it a settled, well-rooted character that parents often comment on.
Led by headteacher Mr Paul Pollard, Simon Langton Girls suits a capable, self-motivated girl who will thrive where academic challenge and pastoral care carry equal weight, and who wants a school with a strong sense of place. It will appeal to an east Kent family looking for a grammar where a daughter can be stretched, supported and genuinely happy at the same time.
Key facts
Admissions
Admissions contact
admissions@langton.kent.sch.uk
Admissions phone
0122 746 3711
Registration form
https://kent.cloud.servelec-synergy.com/Synergy/Admissions.aspx
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
Does Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School have a catchment area?
No. Year 7 places are open to any girl who passes the Kent Test, regardless of where she lives. If the school is oversubscribed, distance from the school is used as a tie-breaker, so girls living nearer have an advantage.
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
In 2025 students achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 67.7 across their GCSEs. 89.8% gained a grade 5 or better in both English and Maths. 41.2% 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. 19.7% gained AAB or better including two facilitating subjects.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School use for the 11+?
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entrance exam.
Does Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School interview 11+ candidates?
No, Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School does not include an interview stage as part of its 11+ admissions process.
Is Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School a single-sex or co-educational school?
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School is a single-sex school, admitting girls only for Year 7 entry.
What is the official website for Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School?
The official website for Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School is https://www.langton.kent.sch.uk/.
Does Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School have a catchment area for 11+ entry?
No, 11+ places are open to any girl who passes the Kent Test. However, distance from the school is used as a tie-breaker if the school is oversubscribed.
Location
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