Barton Court Grammar School
Academy converter secondary school in Canterbury (Kent).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
A huge well done to all our Y7 & Y8 students who took part in the Young Musician of the Year! Many performed solo for the first time an amazing achievement. See the winners: bartoncourt.org/238/latest-n #BartonCourtMusic #BartonCourt Four Barton Court students were shortlisted for the RI Coronation Award, a national watercolour competition!
Special congratulations to Libby and Violet for receiving Merits for their outstanding work. More info: bartoncourt.org/238/latest-n Join us this Wednesday! Barton Court Grammar School's Sixth Form Open Evening is on 21 Jan, 6.30 8.30pm. Meet staff, explore courses and discover what makes our Sixth Form exceptional.
Details: bartoncourt.org/2048/open-ev #BartonCourt #SixthForm #OpenEvening Celebrating success at our Awards Evening 2025! Students from Years 8 13 were honoured for academic and citizenship achievements. Huge thanks to guest speaker Colonel Jane Carey-Harris TD DL VR for her inspiring words!
Read more: bartoncourt.org/238/latest-n Eight of our talented students have been shortlisted for the prestigious #JohnDowntonAwards ! Their work will be exhibited at County Gallery, Maidstone as part of the 25th anniversary celebration. Learn more: bartoncourt.org/238/latest-n #BartonCourtArt #BartonCourt Missed the Winter Concert?
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
22 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Band
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Choir
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Debating
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Hockey
- Mindfulness
- Netball
- Orchestra
and 6 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Music MarkMusic
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 137474
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (11 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Slowe | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Reed | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Shannon Gardner | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Mr Jon Hitchcock | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Susan Roberts | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Stephane Vernoux | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Graham Wells | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Martin | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Clare Lloyd | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jonathan Hopkins | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Ms Kirstin Cardus Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2010 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record