# Orion Spires

Orion Spires is a secondary school in Canterbury, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 620 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E135305. [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 620
- Council: Canterbury
- URN: 135305

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), January 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 10 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Good
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Orion Spires was 39.2, against 44.8 in Canterbury and 46.2 in England.
31.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Canterbury | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 39.2 | 44.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31.1% | 43.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51.1% | 61.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 135 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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.

- [Water Meadows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/water-meadows-primary-school-e138579): 810 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sturry Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sturry-church-of-england-primary-school-e138738): 1.7 km. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/135305)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135305)

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