Wincheap Foundation Primary School
Hollow Lane, Canterbury, CT1 3SD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Dawson
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 440
- Pupils on roll
- 429
- URN
- 118867
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01227464134
About this school
Wincheap Foundation Primary School is a foundation primary school in Canterbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 429 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 December 2021, 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 | 65 | 62 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 56% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 15% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 73% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 68% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 66% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Wincheap Foundation 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 | 54% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 432 |
| 2023/24 | 427 |
| 2024/25 | 429 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wincheap Foundation Primary School compares
Wincheap Foundation Primary School ranked 207th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 6.1% | 35.7% | 429 | — |
| The Canterbury Primary School | 51% | 7.6% | 43.8% | 421 | 0.7 miles |
| St Peter's Methodist Primary School | 63% | 6.4% | 28.2% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury | 80% | 4% | 18.1% | 210 | 1.1 miles |
| St Johns Church of England Primary School | 38% | 8.7% | 48.7% | 427 | 1.1 miles |
| Pilgrims' Way Primary School | 44% | 8.9% | 51.2% | 404 | 1.2 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)
- 35.66%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.08%
- Persistent absence
- 17.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Canterbury Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Canterbury
-
St Peter's Methodist Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Canterbury
-
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury1.1 miles
Primary · Canterbury
-
St Johns Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Canterbury
-
Pilgrims' Way Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Canterbury
Other schools in Canterbury
Wincheap Foundation Primary School ranks 12th of the 27 ranked primary 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 Wincheap Foundation Primary School teach?
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Canterbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Wincheap Foundation Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wincheap Foundation Primary School is Mrs Nicola Dawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wincheap Foundation Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wincheap Foundation 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 Wincheap Foundation Primary School?
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School has 429 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wincheap Foundation Primary School full?
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School has capacity for 440 pupils and 429 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wincheap Foundation Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wincheap Foundation Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wincheap Foundation Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wincheap Foundation Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Wincheap Foundation Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Wincheap Foundation Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wincheap Foundation Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wincheap Foundation Primary School rank locally?
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School ranked 207th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wincheap Foundation Primary School's absence rate?
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wincheap Foundation Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wincheap Foundation 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.