Spires Academy is a secondary school located in Canterbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/05/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7%, which is 3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bredlands Lane, Canterbury

School Information

Address: Bredlands Lane, Canterbury, CT2 0HD
Website: http://www.spiresacademy.com/
Telephone: 01227710392
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Thornton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135305

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 750
Number of Pupils: 682
Number of Boys: 324
Number of Girls: 358

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -0.84 to -0.36
Of the 113 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 110 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:28%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:11%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:33.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.83
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Water Meadows Primary School
Shaftesbury Road , Hersden CT3 4HS 		3out of 4 881 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sturry Church of England Primary School
Park View , Sturry CT2 0NR 		4out of 4 1,806 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hoath Primary School
School Lane , Hoath CT3 4LA 		3out of 4 3,005 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Spires Academy
Bredlands Lane , Sturry CT2 0HD 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Junior King's School
Milner Court , Sturry CT2 0AY 		- not rated 2,708 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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