Pilgrims' Way Primary School | Primary in Canterbury | Ofsted & DfE

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

412

Pupils · 2024/25

48%

EAL · 2024/25

30%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

412

Pupils · 2024/25

48%

EAL · 2024/25

30%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

412

Pupils · 2024/25

48%

EAL · 2024/25

30%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKent

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Pilgrims' Way Primary School · Primary · Kent

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

44%

+8pp

49%40%30%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 44%

RWM higher standard

-4pp

5%3%0%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

52%

Reading higher standard

15%

Writing expected standard

54%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

52%

Maths higher standard

15%

Science expected standard

77%

SPAG expected standard

50%

SPAG higher standard

23%

Reading scaled score

100.0

Maths scaled score

100.0

GPS scaled score

101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

412

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

48%

FSM eligible

51%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

30%

Contact

Address

Pilgrims Way, Canterbury, CT1 1XU

Local authority

Kent

Website

https://www.pilgrims-way.kent.sch.uk

Telephone

01227760084

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	44%	0%	52%	15%	54%	0%	52%	15%	77%	50%	100.0	100.0	101.0	—	—	—	16%	412
2023/24	36%	4%	62%	15%	42%	8%	49%	15%	77%	55%	101.0	100.0	101.0	—	—	—	14%	386
2022/23	30%	4%	54%	11%	41%	6%	50%	11%	61%	56%	100.0	99.0	101.0	-2.60	-2.30	-2.70	12%	348
2018/19	49%	5%	56%	10%	59%	8%	59%	13%	67%	56%	99.0	100.0	100.0	-2.40	-1.70	-3.00	12%	285
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	412	22.4	16%	48%	51%	9%	30%
2023/24	386	22.2	14%	53%	44%	9%	31%
2022/23	348	20.2	12%	47%	54%	9%	27%
2021/22	283	19.3	14%	42%	54%	8%	26%
2020/21	242	16.3	16%	34%	52%	—	—
2018/19	285	18.4	12%	28%	51%	6%	18%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	7%	20%