The Canterbury Primary School
Primary schoolThe Canterbury Primary School is a primary school in Canterbury, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 421 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, December 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 8 December 2022
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, 51% of pupils at The Canterbury Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 51% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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- The Canterbury AcademySecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 35.2 (2025/26, provisional)250 m
- 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 file1.2 km
- St Peter's Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Haven NookSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.2 km
- The Orchard SchoolSpecial. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met1.5 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).