Primary schools in Canterbury

There are 30 primary schools in Canterbury (Kent), teaching 6,820 pupils. Of the 28 with a score, 6 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 10 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Canterbury All schools in Canterbury

Pupils from low-income families28%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools6 of 28scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards3inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)20of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full11 of 29schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size25.5one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs6schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (30)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Blean Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	449	9%	Outstanding 2022	98	96 to 99
2	Adisham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	101	24%	Report card 2025	94	85 to 98
3	Preston Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	129	13%	No overall grade 2025	89	75 to 96
4	Sturry Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	414	26%	No overall grade 2025	85	74 to 92
5	St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, CanterburyRoman Catholic · ages 5-11	210	15%	Good 2023	85	68 to 94
6	Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	416	5%	Good 2023	80	65 to 88
7	Hoath Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	106	26%	Report card 2026	61	30 to 84
8	Goodnestone Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	48	10%	Good 2024	61	30 to 84
9	St Peter's Methodist Primary SchoolMethodist · ages 4-11	208	28%	Not inspected	60	31 to 82
10	Barham Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	210	13%	Good 2023	59	34 to 79
11	Wincheap Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-11	429	35%	Good 2021	59	40 to 74
12	Wingham Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	204	18%	Report card 2026	59	34 to 78
13	Water Meadows Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	188	38%	Not inspected	57	20 to 86
14	Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 5-11	79	19%	Good 2022	54	16 to 87
15	St Stephen's Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 5-7	263	33%	Good 2024	49	23 to 75
16	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, AyleshamAcademy · ages 4-11	140	35%	Good 2021	42	16 to 74
17	Petham Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	99	21%	Not inspected	40	12 to 79
18	Chartham Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	380	30%	Good 2024	40	23 to 60
19	Elham Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	82	10%	Good 2022	34	14 to 65
20	Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	183	24%	Good 2019	27	11 to 57
21	Chislet Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	104	31%	Good 2022	27	10 to 59
22	Littlebourne Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	102	34%	Not inspected	18	5 to 53
23	St Stephen's Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-11	400	34%	Good 2023	12	7 to 19
24	The Canterbury Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	421	46%	Good 2022	9	5 to 17
25	Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	81	28%	Good 2022	9	4 to 24
26	Pilgrims' Way Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	404	52%	Good 2022	6	3 to 11
27	St Johns Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 2-11	427	48%	Good 2024	4	2 to 7
28	Parkside Community Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-11	161	67%	Good 2023	3	1 to 6
	Aylesham Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	382	38%	Good 2023	–
	Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	–	–	No overall grade 2025	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.