Canterbury Road Primary School
School Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 4SE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Timothy Pye
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 118354
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795423818
About this school
Canterbury Road Primary School is a community primary school in Sittingbourne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Canterbury Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 70% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 17% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 87% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 90% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 80% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Canterbury Road Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Canterbury Road Primary School compares
Canterbury Road Primary School ranked 200th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.8% | 36.5% | 209 | — |
| South Avenue Primary School | 67% | 5.4% | 38.3% | 408 | 0.2 miles |
| Lansdowne Primary School | 73% | 5.1% | 36.8% | 415 | 0.5 miles |
| Sunny Bank Primary School | 71% | 6.6% | 50% | 236 | 0.5 miles |
| Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 40% | 4.6% | 18.3% | 252 | 0.8 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 10.1% | 210 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.54%
- English as an additional language
- 24%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 13.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Avenue Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Lansdowne Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Sunny Bank Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
Other schools in Sittingbourne
Canterbury Road Primary School ranks 12th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Sittingbourne.
- Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bobbing Village School Primary
- Borden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bredgar Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grove Park Primary School Primary
- Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holywell Primary School Primary
- Iwade School Primary
- Kemsley Primary Academy Primary
- Lansdowne Primary School Primary
- Lower Halstow Primary School Primary
- Lynsted and Norton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Canterbury Road Primary School teach?
- Canterbury Road Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sittingbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of Canterbury Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Canterbury Road Primary School is Mr Timothy Pye, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Canterbury Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Canterbury Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Canterbury Road Primary School?
- Canterbury Road Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Canterbury Road Primary School full?
- Canterbury Road Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Canterbury Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Canterbury Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Canterbury Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Canterbury Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Canterbury Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Canterbury Road Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Canterbury Road Primary School ranked 200th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Canterbury Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Canterbury Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Canterbury Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Canterbury Road Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.