Water Meadows Primary School

Shaftesbury Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 4HS

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

71%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

4–11

Ages

179

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy sponsor led

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Kent →
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 179 / 210 (85%)
Religious Character: None

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

42.5%

Disadvantaged

15.6%

EAL

1.7%

SEN support

20.1%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

71%

Expected standard (RWM)

21%

Higher standard (RWM)

106

Avg reading score

104

Avg maths score

Attendance

6.8%

Overall absence

25.3%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

10.2

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +1.0 vs 2023/24

17.5

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.5 vs 2023/24

8.49

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -3.4 vs 2023/24

£41,407

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 18% on leadership pay

↑ +£2,936 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

1.6

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£6,804

Spend per pupil

£7,391

Income per pupil

50%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.