Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Canterbury, Kent · Girls · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Reviewed against the school’s own admissions policy · September 2026
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School, Canterbury — a selective girls' grammar school with its own co-educational sixth form. Kent Test admissions with no catchment area.
Key facts
| Gender intake | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 (mixed sixth form) |
| Admissions test | Kent Test |
| Year 7 places (PAN) | 165 |
| Official website | www.langton.kent.sch.uk/ |
The entrance test
Every applicant sits the first stage; each step below narrows to the last.
Sit the Kent Test
Reach the county selective standard
Ranked — priority tiers, then distance
Places offered
165
A girls' grammar school selecting on the Kent Test, with its own co-educational sixth form (external boys and girls are admitted at 16). When oversubscribed the order is looked-after children, then siblings, then health / special-access cases, then Pupil Premium-eligible girls, then everyone else by straight-line distance.
How places are decided
Priority order when the school is oversubscribed. The small categories are settled first.
- 1Looked-after & previously looked-after girls
- 2Siblings
- 3Health / special-access reasons
- 4Pupil Premium-eligible girls
- 5Nearest to the school (straight-line distance)most places
Catchment & priority area
No catchment area
No designated catchment or priority area — distance from home to the school is the tie-breaker for all remaining places. The school is voluntary controlled, so Kent County Council is the admission authority; check its current published policy for the exact wording.
Key dates
The same timetable for every Kent grammar school. Confirm the current year with KCC.
1 June – 1 July
Register for the Kent Test with KCC
Early September
Test sat, in Year 6
15 October
Results released
1 March
National offer day
Always verify against the school’s own current admissions policy — criteria, catchment boundaries and places-available can all change between admissions cycles, and Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School’s own website is the authoritative source, not this page.
All Kent grammar schools use the same county-wide test — see the format, timeline and registration process. For the wider picture of grammar schools across England, see UK Grammar Schools: List, Competition & Results.
Common questions about Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Does Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School have a catchment area?
No designated catchment or priority area. Once looked-after children, siblings, health / special-access cases and Pupil Premium-eligible girls are settled, remaining places go by straight-line distance from home to the school.
Is the sixth form at Simon Langton Girls' mixed?
Yes — Years 7 to 11 are girls, and the school runs its own co-educational sixth form, admitting external boys and girls at 16.
How many places does Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School offer?
The Published Admission Number for Year 7 is 165, set out in Kent County Council's determined admission arrangements.
What test do you sit for Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School?
The Kent Test, the county-wide assessment (also called the Kent PESE) sat once in Year 6.
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