# Joy Lane Primary Foundation School

Joy 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.

Primary school. Code E135130. [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Foundation school
- Ages: 1 to 11
- Pupils: 621
- Council: Canterbury
- URN: 135130

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, April 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 24 April 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Whitstable Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitstable-junior-school-e118364): 940 m. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Alphege Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-alphege-church-of-england-infant-school-e118659): 950 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024
- [Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitstable-and-seasalter-endowed-church-of-england-junior-school-e118737): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Outstanding, December 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [ISP School Whitstable](https://openindex.co.uk/school/isp-school-whitstable-e148557): 1.4 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Westmeads Community Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westmeads-community-infant-school-e118363): 1.5 km. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- [The Whitstable School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-whitstable-school-e144354): 1.5 km. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 37.4 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/135130)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135130)

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