# Barton Court Grammar School — Canterbury, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 2.0/5 from 7 published reviews

## Contact

- **Address:** Longport
- **Phone:** 1994475206530
- **Website:** http://www.bartoncourt.org
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/canterbury/barton-court-grammar-school-13032

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Behaviour and Attitudes):** Outstanding — Feb 2020
- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Outstanding — Feb 2020
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Feb 2020
- **Ofsted (Personal Development):** Outstanding — Feb 2020
- **Ofsted (Quality of Education):** Good — Feb 2020

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — Focused on exam results not students well-being: I was there for 3 years and it’s a very stuck up school with stuck up kids who believe they are better than others and the head is the worse. Only cares about results and statistics. The kids don’t matter. The low fruit can go. They have all these hats they wear which is ridiculous and it’s all a show for open day. Very elitist and very weird. *(Sep 2023)*
- **1/5** — Bad school: Absolutely infuriating, this school is so bad, and I cannot even start to tell you about all the bad things in this school. Firstly, the school cares only about your appearance and your uniform and the first impressions that people will see of the school, they are stricter on this then they are at dealing with homophobia, sexism and racism at the school. There have been multiple fights during my years of being there, a few due to the results of racism or some other issues that the school doesn't… *(Nov 2022)*
- **2/5** — The truth: Enrichment days are often terrible, most teachers are alright, but a few bad and a couple good. The MFL department teaches the wrong parts of language that wouldn't be practical. Beyond year 9 maths isn't useful and English focuses on other people rather than teaching you how to write well. Most of the subjects won't be useful later on anyways but if you're looking for a place to be pressured into revising, with an unfair grading system and like one parents evening a year, here would be appropri… *(Oct 2022)*
- **1/5** — Err..: I’ve been at the school for a few years and I’m really looking forwards to leaving it in the next few years for sixth form, since year 7 it’s been a big rollercoaster with lots of different moods. Most of the teachers are great but some aren’t always the nicest and the education isn’t the best and most teachers have their own ways of teaching which doesn’t always make any sense so most students spend their own time studying instead of doing that at school. Most the facilities are kept pretty poo… *(Oct 2022)*
- **4/5** — barton grammar review: i am in year 7 nearly 8, but i can certainly say that my school is VERY accepting (lgbtq,race) and if anyone isn’t then they will be punished *(Mar 2022)*
- **4/5** — BCGS - written by a student :): This school teaches a wide range of different subjects and makes all pupils feel included *(Sep 2021)*
- **5/5** — Amazing: I have been at Barton court for a couple of years and I have made some amazing friends, learnt some amazing things and had loads of fun. Lockdown was tough for all of us but teachers made it fun and kept us motivated. I haven’t had any problems with the work because there is the perfect amount, not to much but enough to challenge me, and my year group is very close, no issues with bullying or anything because we are all friends and aren’t afraid of each other. *(Mar 2021)*

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