Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
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| Motto | Meliora Sequamur May we follow better things. |
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| Established | 1881 |
| Type | Foundation, Grammar |
| Headteacher | Dr Matthew N. F. Baxter |
| Chair of Governors | Jonathan Spencer |
| Location |
Langton Lane Nackington Road Canterbury Kent CT4 7AS  EnglandCoordinates: 51°15′40″N 1°05′02″E / 51.261°N 1.084°E |
| Local authority | Kent |
| DfE number | 886/5412 |
| DfE URN | 118884 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | Approx. 1000 |
| Gender | Boys (co-ed Sixth Form) |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Burgess, Hardman, MacKenzie, Sharp |
| Colours | Maroon & Blue |
| Publication | The Langtonian (defunct), The Langton News, The Langton Press |
| Alumni | 1248 Society (previously the Old Langtonians) |
| Website | www |
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys is a boys' school of over 1000 pupils and staff, located in the outskirts of Canterbury, Kent. It holds both Foundation and Grammar school status.
Its sister school is Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School.
Students from all over East Kent typically join the school in Year 7 and can then stay on until GCSE examinations in Year 11. However, the majority of students decide to stay on into the sixth form, where a large number gain entry into universities, both in the UK and abroad. Notably, while the lower school (Years 7-11) is limited to boys, the sixth form is mixed.
It is situated on the B2068 towards the Canterbury bypass, south of the city.
The school was founded along with its sister school in 1881, succeeding the Blue Coat Boys' School housed at the Poor Priest's Hospital in order to provide better education for the lower proportion of the Middle Class. The schools were originally called the Canterbury Middle Schools, but in order to dispel the impression that the schools were socially exclusive (the pair were often collectively known as the "middle class school"), they were renamed in 1887 after Simon Langton, Archdeacon of Canterbury (previously the Archbishop of York), who, after his death in 1248, had left behind endowments to the Poor Priest's Hospital (which were later bequeathed to the Simon Langton schools).
The school was initially built on the site of what is now the Whitefriar's Shopping Centre in central Canterbury. The buildings were built of red brick, dressed with Bath stone, the construction of which cost approximately £3000, and the design was simple with little decoration.
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