# Alternatives to Orion Spires

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Orion Spires and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Orion Spires, for comparison

0.72 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Barton Manor School, Canterbury](/school/149039/barton-manor-school) | 3.4 mi south-west | 1.00 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [The Archbishop's School, Canterbury](/school/118898/the-archbishop-s-school) | 3.5 mi west | 0.48 | 2026 | Good | no | yes |
| [Barton Court Grammar School, Canterbury](/school/137474/barton-court-grammar-school) | 3.5 mi south-west | 1.16 | 2026 | Standards maintained | no | not recorded |
| [Herne Bay High School, Herne Bay](/school/136465/herne-bay-high-school) | 3.7 mi north-west | 0.91 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School, Canterbury](/school/118840/simon-langton-girls-grammar-school) | 4.0 mi south-west | 1.20 | 2026 | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | no | not recorded |
| [St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury, Canterbury](/school/140874/st-anselm-s-catholic-school-canterbury) | 4.1 mi south-west | 1.22 | 2026 | Good | no | yes |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/135305/orion-spires/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/135305/orion-spires