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Schools in Canterbury, Kent

55 schools · use the filters below to narrow your search

55

Total Schools

29

Primary

8

Secondary

2

SEND

0

Outstanding

13

Good

1

Req. Improvement

0

Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 14 of 55 schools here that have a published grade.

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Top-performing schools in Canterbury

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

1Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School67.7Attainment 8
2Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys66.8Attainment 8
3Barton Court Grammar School66.4Attainment 8
4St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury39.4Attainment 8
5The Canterbury Academy39.0Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Rating

Phase

School Type

55 of 55 schools

Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT3 2JD

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

175 pupils

KS2: 54% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Barton Court Grammar School

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 1PH

GoodSecondaryAges 11–18

1,005 pupils

Attainment 8: 66.4

Trust: BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST

View school →Academy converter

Chislet Church of England Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT3 4DU

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

102 pupils

KS2: 47% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary controlled school

Goodnestone Church of England Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT3 1PQ

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

55 pupils

KS2: 33% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary controlled school

Orion Spires

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 0HD

Good1 jobSecondaryAges 11–16

667 pupils

Attainment 8: 36.1

Trust: ORION EDUCATION

View school →Academy sponsor led

Parkside Community Foundation Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 1EP

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

157 pupils

KS2: 23% met expected standard

Trust: Thanet Endeavour Learning Trust

View school →Foundation school

Pilgrims' Way Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 1XU

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

412 pupils

KS2: 44% met expected standard

Trust: VERITAS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 3EN

Good2 jobsSecondaryAges 11–18

1,107 pupils

Attainment 8: 39.4

Trust: KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP

View school →Academy converter

St Johns Church of England Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 1BD

GoodPrimaryAges 2–11

436 pupils

KS2: 38% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary controlled school

St Stephen's Infant School

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 7AB

GoodPrimaryAges 5–7

254 pupils

Trust: TURNER SCHOOLS

View school →Academy converter

St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 1NE

GoodPrimaryAges 5–11

210 pupils

KS2: 80% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT4 6DU

GoodPrimaryAges 5–11

74 pupils

KS2: 71% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary controlled school

The Archbishop's School

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 7AP

GoodSecondaryAges 11–18

791 pupils

Attainment 8: 35.2

View school →Foundation school

The Canterbury Academy

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 8QA

Requires Improvement1 jobSecondaryAges 11–19

1,984 pupils

Attainment 8: 39.0

Trust: THE CANTERBURY ACADEMY TRUST

View school →Academy converter

Adisham Church of England Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT3 3JW

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

102 pupils

KS2: 75% met expected standard

Trust: THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST

View school →Academy converter

Aylesham Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT3 3BS

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

Trust: EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED

View school →Academy converter

Barton Manor School

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 1SU

Not ratedSecondaryAges 11–19

449 pupils

Trust: BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST

View school →Free schools

Bemix

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 7FG

Not ratedAges 16–24

View school →Special post 16 institution

Blean Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 9ED

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

427 pupils

KS2: 80% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT4 5JX

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

424 pupils

KS2: 74% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary controlled school

Canterbury Christ Church University

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 1QU

View school →Higher education institutions

Chartham Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT4 7QN

Not ratedPrimaryAges 5–11

386 pupils

KS2: 63% met expected standard

Trust: TURNER SCHOOLS

View school →Academy converter

Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT4 8DE

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

86 pupils

KS2: 46% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary controlled school

Elham Church of England Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT4 6TT

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

107 pupils

KS2: 60% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Haven Nook

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 2QD

Not ratedAges 11–18

19 pupils

View school →Other independent special school

Hoath Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT3 4LA

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

104 pupils

KS2: 71% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Hope View School

Canterbury, Kent· CT4 8EG

Not ratedAges 7–18

110 pupils

Attainment 8: 8.8

View school →Other independent special school

ISP School Whitstable

Canterbury, Kent· CT5 1JD

Not ratedAges 7–16

15 pupils

View school →Other independent special school

Junior King's School

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 0AY

Not ratedAges 2–14

351 pupils

View school →Other independent school

Kent College (Canterbury)

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 9DT

Not ratedAges 11–19

570 pupils

Attainment 8: 38.1

View school →Other independent school

Kent College International Study Centre

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 9DT

Not ratedAges 11–18

13 pupils

Attainment 8: 16.1

View school →Other independent school

Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 9AQ

Not ratedAges 2–11

210 pupils

View school →Other independent school

Littlebourne Church of England Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT3 1XS

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

104 pupils

KS2: 47% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary controlled school

Newingate School

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 3DT

Not ratedAges 11–18

27 pupils

View school →Other independent special school

Petham Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT4 5RD

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

103 pupils

KS2: 67% met expected standard

Trust: OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

Preston Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT3 1HB

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

122 pupils

KS2: 63% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 3EW

Not ratedSecondaryAges 11–18

1,256 pupils

Attainment 8: 67.7

View school →Voluntary controlled school

Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys

Canterbury, Kent· CT4 7AS

Not ratedSecondaryAges 11–18

1,211 pupils

Attainment 8: 66.8

View school →Foundation school

St Edmund's School Canterbury

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 8HU

Not ratedAges 2–19

618 pupils

Attainment 8: 39.4

View school →Other independent school

St Faith's At Ash School Limited

Canterbury, Kent· CT3 2HH

Not ratedAges 2–11

239 pupils

View school →Other independent school

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham

Canterbury, Kent· CT3 3AS

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

118 pupils

KS2: 71% met expected standard

Trust: KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP

View school →Academy converter

St Nicholas' School

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 3JJ

Not ratedAges 4–19

390 pupils

KS2: 0% met expected standard

View school →Community special school

St Peter's Methodist Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 2DH

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

209 pupils

KS2: 63% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary controlled school

St Stephen's Junior School

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 7AD

Not ratedPrimaryAges 7–11

407 pupils

KS2: 44% met expected standard

Trust: ST STEPHEN'S ACADEMY CANTERBURY

View school →Academy converter

Sturry Church of England Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 0NR

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

413 pupils

KS2: 78% met expected standard

Trust: THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST

View school →Academy converter

The Canterbury Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 8PT

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

416 pupils

KS2: 51% met expected standard

Trust: THE CANTERBURY ACADEMY TRUST

View school →Academy converter

The Far Academy CIC

Canterbury, Kent· CT5 3QT

View school →Special post 16 institution

The King's School Canterbury

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 2ES

Not ratedAges 13–19

958 pupils

Attainment 8: 17.6

View school →Other independent school

The Orchard School

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 3QQ

Not ratedAges 7–16

110 pupils

Attainment 8: 6.6

Trust: Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)

View school →Foundation special school

The Worthgate School

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 3LQ

Not ratedAges 13–22

310 pupils

Attainment 8: 1.9

View school →Other independent school

University of Kent

Canterbury, Kent· CT2 7NZ

View school →Higher education institutions

Water Meadows Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT3 4HS

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

179 pupils

KS2: 71% met expected standard

Trust: THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT3 1RN

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

107 pupils

KS2: 73% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary controlled school

Wincheap Foundation Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT1 3SD

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

429 pupils

KS2: 66% met expected standard

View school →Foundation school

Wingham Primary School

Canterbury, Kent· CT3 1BD

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

202 pupils

KS2: 77% met expected standard

View school →Community school