The Canterbury Primary School is a primary 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 24/05/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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City View, Canterbury

School Information

Address: City View, Canterbury, CT2 8PT
Website: www.canterbury.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01227462883
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jon Watson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136344

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 435
Number of Pupils: 395
Number of Boys: 203
Number of Girls: 192

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 16% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.2 to -1.7
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5 to -1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Canterbury Primary School
City View , Franklyn Road CT2 8PT
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wincheap Foundation Primary School
Hollow Lane , CT1 3SD
3out of 4 1,178 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Methodist Primary School
St Peter's Grove , CT1 2DH
3out of 4 1,309 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Johns Church of England Primary School
St John's Place , Northgate CT1 1BD
3out of 4 1,883 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
99 Military Road , CT1 1NE
4out of 4 2,079 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Canterbury Academy
Knight Avenue , CT2 8QA
3out of 4 270 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Archbishop's School
St Stephens Hill , CT2 7AP
3out of 4 2,280 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Barton Court Grammar School
Longport , CT1 1PH
4out of 4 2,368 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Langton Lane , Nackington Road CT4 7AS
4out of 4 2,757 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Old Dover Road , CT1 3EW
3out of 4 3,179 yd Voluntary controlled school No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School
Harbledown , Canterbury CT2 9AQ
- not rated 1,304 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bemix
Roper Road , CT2 7ER
- not rated 1,315 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Orchard School
Cambridge Road , CT1 3QQ
3out of 4 1,652 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edmund's School Canterbury
St Thomas Hill , CT2 8HU
- not rated 1,730 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Nicholas' School
Holm Oak Close , Nunnery Fields CT1 3JJ
3out of 4 1,752 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.