Joy Lane Primary Foundation School
Primary schoolJoy Lane Primary Foundation School is a primary school in Canterbury, for pupils aged 1 to 11. It had 621 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, April 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 24 April 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 58% of pupils at Joy Lane Primary Foundation School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Whitstable Junior SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- St Alphege Church of England Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024950 m
- Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding, December 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- ISP School WhitstableSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.4 km
- Westmeads Community Infant SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade1.5 km
- The Whitstable SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 37.4 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Canterbury
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).