The Canterbury Academy
Secondary schoolThe Canterbury Academy is a secondary school in Canterbury, for pupils aged 11 to 19. It had 1,984 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 6 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Canterbury Academy was 35.2, against 44.8 in Canterbury and 46.2 in England.
24.1% 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 | 35.2 | 44.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24.1% | 43.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46.1% | 61.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 228 | – | – |
- 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
In a straight line- The Canterbury Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)250 m
- St Peter's Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)960 m
- Haven NookSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1 km
- Wincheap Foundation Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.4 km
- The Orchard SchoolSpecial. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met1.4 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).