Barton Manor School
Free schools secondary school in Canterbury (Kent).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Barton Manor School is one of 3 schools run by Barton Court Academy Trust.
- Type of school
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Court Grammar School | Secondary | Kent | 995 | 10 | Good 2020Ungraded inspection Nov 2024, no grade given |
| Barton Manor School (this school) | Secondary | Kent | 596 | 7 | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; safeguarding effective |
| The Charles Dickens School | Secondary | Kent | 1,117 | 8 | Good 2023 |
| 3 schools | 2,708 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.