Barton Manor School
Free schools 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
Huge congratulations to Iris, who had an incredible week at the Tennis Europe BarLeDuc U14 tournament in France! She reached the semifinals in doubles and the last 16 in singles against some of Europe's top young players. Amazing work, Iris we re so proud of you! Barton Manor School Choir brought festive magic to Harbledown Lodge Care Home!
Carols like Silent Night & Deck the Halls filled the room with joy, plus a fun 12 Days of Christmas twist! #BartonManorSchool #ChristmasAtBms Students from BMS and BCGS joined Rosie Duffield MP for a Q&A on issues shaping Canterbury: Housing, Transport, Environment & Public Safety. Great to see young voices leading the conversation!
Read more: bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n #YouthVoice #BartonManorSchool @RosieDuffield1 Winter Showcase 2025 was a huge success! Over 50 talented students shared an unforgettable evening of music, drama & dance with friends and family. Congratulations to all who performed you were amazing! See the highlights: bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n THANK YOU!
Our Christmas Fayre raised an amazing 1,115.66 for Our School's charities: bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n Thank you all! #BartonManorSchool #ChristmasAtBMS
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Book Club
- Choir
- Dance
- Drama
- Photography
- Stem
- Tennis
- Thinking Schools
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 149039
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2022
Governing body (8 current, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Rae Akehurst | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Peter Anderson Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Niall Leyden Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Arianna Jopling | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Barratt | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Paul Phillips | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jade Laker | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Nicola Procter | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Victoria White | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Helen Harman | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Peter Anderson Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Miss Rae Akehurst Former | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr John MacKinnon Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Danielle Ottey Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Elaine Mitchell Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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