Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School
The Street, Wickhambreaux, Canterbury, CT3 1RN
This school is closed (it closed in May 2026).
It was replaced by Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Crosbie
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 115
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 118660
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
About this school
Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Canterbury. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 111 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 19 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 42% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 5% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 74% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 47% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 63% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 99.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.40 | - | - |
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 Wickhambreaux Church of England 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 | 47% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 118 |
| 2023/24 | 113 |
| 2024/25 | 107 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.4% | 9.4% | 111 | — |
| Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Littlebourne Church of England Primary School | 47% | 7.3% | 34.6% | 102 | 0.9 miles |
| Wingham Primary School | 77% | 4.5% | 18.8% | 204 | 1.5 miles |
| Preston Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 12.3% | 129 | 2.3 miles |
| Water Meadows Primary School | 71% | 6.8% | 42.5% | 188 | 2.5 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)
- 9.35%
- English as an additional language
- 18.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.39%
- Persistent absence
- 3.06%
Location
Nearby schools
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Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Canterbury
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Littlebourne Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Canterbury
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Wingham Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Canterbury
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Preston Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Canterbury
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Water Meadows Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Canterbury
Other schools in Canterbury
- Adisham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aylesham Primary School Primary
- Barham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blean Primary School Primary
- Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chartham Primary School Primary
- Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chislet Church of England Primary School Primary
- Elham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Goodnestone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hoath Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School teach?
- Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Canterbury.
- When was Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wickhambreaux Church of England 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 big is Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School?
- Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School had 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wickhambreaux Church of England 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.