Water Meadows Primary School, based in Canterbury, provides primary education, serving pupils aged 4 to 11. The school is a academy sponsor led and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It has a none religious character.
Water Meadows Primary School currently has around 179 pupils on roll, which is about 85% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 44.7% boys and 55.3% girls. Around 40.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.
Overall absence at the school is 8.5%. Persistent absence is recorded at 28.4%.
The majority of pupils are from a white british background (64.8%).
At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.
| Address: | Shaftesbury Road, Canterbury, CT3 4HS |
| Website: | www.watermeadows.kent.sch.uk |
| Telephone: | 01227710414 |
| School Type: | Academy sponsor led |
| Education phase: | Primary |
| Local authority: | Kent |
| Headteacher / Principal: | Mr Ben Martin |
| Religious character: | None |
| Admissions policy: | Not applicable |
| Unique reference: | 138579 |
Ofsted inspection date: 19/03/2019
Safeguarding is effective
| Age Range: | 4 - 11 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| School Capacity: | 210 |
| Number of Pupils: | 179 |
| Number of Boys: | 80 |
| Number of Girls: | 99 |
| School | England state-funded schools: | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall absence: | 8.5% | 4% |
| Persistent absence: | 28.4% | 8.2% |
| White British | 64.80% | 116 |
| Other Asian | 8.40% | 15 |
| African | 6.10% | 11 |
| Other Mixed | 5.60% | 10 |
| Other White | 2.80% | 5 |
| Other Black | 2.80% | 5 |
| Chinese | 2.20% | 4 |
| White and Black Caribbean | 2.20% | 4 |
| Other (any other ethnic group) | 1.70% | 3 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 1.10% | 2 |
| Pakistani | 1.10% | 2 |
| White and Black African | 0.60% | 1 |
| White and Asian | 0.60% | 1 |
| Indian | 0.00% | 0 |
| Caribbean | 0.00% | 0 |
| Bangladeshi | 0.00% | 0 |
| Irish | 0.00% | 0 |
| Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage) | 0.00% | 0 |
| Unclassified | 0.00% | 0 |
Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Meadows Primary School Shaftesbury Road , Hersden CT3 4HS | 3out of 4 | 0 yd | Academy sponsor led | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Hersden Community Primary School Shaftesbury Road , Hersden CT3 4HS | - not rated | 0 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Hoath Primary School School Lane , Hoath CT3 4LA | 3out of 4 | 2,425 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Sturry Church of England Primary School Park View , Sturry CT2 0NR | - not rated | 2,686 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Sturry Church of England Primary School Park View , Sturry CT2 0NR | - not rated | 2,686 yd | Voluntary controlled school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orion Spires Bredlands Lane , Sturry CT2 0HD | 3out of 4 | 881 yd | Academy sponsor led | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Montgomery School Bredlands Lane , Sturry CT2 0HD | - not rated | 881 yd | Foundation school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anne's Preparatory School Staines Hill , Sturry CT2 0EW | - not rated | 2,139 yd | Other independent school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.