# The Canterbury Academy

The 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.

Secondary school. Code E136302. [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 19
- Pupils: 1,984
- Council: Canterbury
- URN: 136302

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
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 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

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

- [The Canterbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-canterbury-primary-school-e136344): 250 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Peter's Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-methodist-primary-school-e118707): 960 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Haven Nook](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haven-nook-e149146): 1 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Wincheap Foundation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wincheap-foundation-primary-school-e118867): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kent-college-nursery-infant-and-junior-school-e119020): 1.4 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [The Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchard-school-e119058): 1.4 km. Special. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met

## 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/136302)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136302)

## How to cite

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