The Canterbury Primary School
City View, Franklyn Road, Canterbury, CT2 8PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CANTERBURY ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Bev Farrell
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 421
- URN
- 136344
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01227462883
About this school
The Canterbury Primary School is a primary academy in Canterbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 421 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. 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 8 December 2022, 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 | 60 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 57% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 69% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 67% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 59% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 The Canterbury 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 | 60% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 422 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Canterbury Primary School compares
The Canterbury Primary School ranked 344th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 7.6% | 43.8% | 421 | — |
| Wincheap Foundation Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 35.7% | 429 | 0.7 miles |
| St Peter's Methodist Primary School | 63% | 6.4% | 28.2% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| St Johns Church of England Primary School | 38% | 8.7% | 48.7% | 427 | 1.1 miles |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury | 80% | 4% | 18.1% | 210 | 1.2 miles |
| St Stephen's Infant School | — | 6.9% | 33.1% | 263 | 1.3 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)
- 43.75%
- English as an additional language
- 28.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.59%
- Persistent absence
- 25.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wincheap Foundation Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Canterbury
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St Peter's Methodist Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Canterbury
-
St Johns Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Canterbury
-
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury1.2 miles
Primary · Canterbury
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St Stephen's Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Canterbury
Other schools in Canterbury
The Canterbury Primary School ranks 19th 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 The Canterbury Primary School teach?
- The Canterbury Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Canterbury.
- Who is the principal of The Canterbury Primary School?
- The principal of The Canterbury Primary School is Mrs Bev Farrell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Canterbury Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Canterbury 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 The Canterbury Primary School?
- The Canterbury Primary School has 421 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Canterbury Primary School full?
- The Canterbury Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 421 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 The Canterbury Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Canterbury Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Canterbury Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Canterbury Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Canterbury Primary School?
- The Canterbury Primary School is part of THE CANTERBURY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Canterbury Primary School have?
- The schools register lists The Canterbury Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Canterbury Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Canterbury Primary School rank locally?
- The Canterbury Primary School ranked 344th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Canterbury Primary School's absence rate?
- The Canterbury Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Canterbury Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Canterbury 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 1 July 2026.