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EnglandSouth EastCanterburyCT2 8PTThe Canterbury Primary School
Primary

The Canterbury Primary School

Primary

Canterbury · Canterbury · CT2 8PT www.canterbury.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
416
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
416
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
416
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/12/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of The Canterbury Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
51%
-6pp
72%62%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
3%
-4pp
16%9%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
53%
SPAG higher standard
8%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
416
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
29%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
25%

Contact

Address
City View, Franklyn Road, Canterbury, CT2 8PT
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2551%3%63%24%69%8%66%8%80%53%102.0102.0100.021%416
2023/2457%7%69%28%74%14%67%12%81%59%103.0102.0101.019%422
2022/2360%2%67%20%75%3%72%17%70%63%103.0102.0102.0-4.00-2.80-3.6017%408
2018/1972%7%81%26%79%16%77%19%81%81%104.0102.0105.0-0.70-3.40-3.408%363
2017/1872%16%77%26%81%21%79%26%86%81%104.0103.0106.0-0.30-1.00-0.8010%332
2016/1771%2%78%17%85%12%88%7%93%83%104.0104.0105.0+1.90+1.30+0.9011%294

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541619.121%29%44%8%25%
2023/2442219.019%24%45%7%23%
2022/2340818.517%22%44%9%30%
2021/2241518.521%21%41%10%34%
2020/2139520.47%20%40%
2018/1936321.98%18%34%6%16%
2017/1833219.810%13%38%8%24%
2016/1729419.711%9%38%6%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.