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Education in Canterbury

District

The east of the South East. 162,612 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 309 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Canterbury, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Canterbury had 62 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
62
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Canterbury had 62 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Canterbury among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Canterbury is 62.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Canterbury. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Canterbury

Canterbury has 62 open schools: 35 primary, 10 secondary, 10 special and 7 independent.

Outstanding
0
Good
15
Requires improvement
0
Inadequate
0

15 of the 47 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between February 2020 and June 2024.

6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

7 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Primary (35)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Adisham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11101Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met75% met KS2 standard
Barham Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11210Good (overall), January 202358% met KS2 standard
Blean Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11449School remains Outstanding, March 202280% met KS2 standard
Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11416School remains Good, October 202374% met KS2 standard
Chartham Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11380School remains Good, February 202463% met KS2 standard
Chislet Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11104Good (overall), November 202247% met KS2 standard
Hampton Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11679Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
Herne Bay Infant SchoolCommunity school3 to 7259Standards maintained, June 2025
Herne Bay Junior SchoolFoundation school7 to 11371Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade34% met KS2 standard
Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 7318Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Herne Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school7 to 11375School remains Outstanding, November 202381% met KS2 standard
Hoath Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11106Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met71% met KS2 standard
Joy Lane Primary Foundation SchoolFoundation school1 to 11621School remains Good, April 202458% met KS2 standard
Littlebourne Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11102Some aspects not as strong, October 202447% met KS2 standard
Parkside Community Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11161Good (overall), April 202323% met KS2 standard
Petham Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1199Standards maintained, April 202567% met KS2 standard
Pilgrims' Way Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11404Good (overall), September 202244% met KS2 standard
Reculver Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11444Standards maintained, November 202459% met KS2 standard
St Alphege Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 7206Good (overall), June 2024
St Johns Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 11427Good (overall), January 202438% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, WhitstableAcademy converter4 to 11301School remains Good, November 202368% met KS2 standard
St Peter's Methodist Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11208Standards maintained, November 202463% met KS2 standard
St Stephen's Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 7263Good (overall), January 2024
St Stephen's Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11400School remains Good, March 202344% met KS2 standard
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, CanterburyVoluntary aided school5 to 11210Good (overall), April 202380% met KS2 standard
Sturry Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11414Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade78% met KS2 standard
Swalecliffe Community Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11492School remains Good, September 202352% met KS2 standard
The Canterbury Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11421School remains Good, December 202251% met KS2 standard
Thornden Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11337Good (overall), February 202481% met KS2 standard
Water Meadows Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11188Standards maintained, January 202571% met KS2 standard
Westmeads Community Infant SchoolCommunity school2 to 7183Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school7 to 11226School remains Outstanding, December 202273% met KS2 standard
Whitstable Junior SchoolFoundation school7 to 11202Standards maintained, April 202568% met KS2 standard
Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
Wincheap Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11429Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met66% met KS2 standard

Secondary (10)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Barton Court Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18995Standards maintained, November 2024Good (overall), February 2020Attainment 8: 66.1
Barton Manor SchoolFree schools11 to 19596Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
Herne Bay High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,507Good (overall), May 2022Attainment 8: 35.5
Orion SpiresAcademy sponsor led11 to 16620Good (overall), January 2023Attainment 8: 39.2
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar SchoolVoluntary controlled school11 to 181,258School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023Attainment 8: 66.0
Simon Langton Grammar School for BoysFoundation school11 to 181,226Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 69.4
St Anselm's Catholic School, CanterburyAcademy converter11 to 181,116Good (overall), September 2023Attainment 8: 45.0
The Archbishop's SchoolFoundation school11 to 18770Good (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 32.1
The Canterbury AcademyAcademy converter11 to 191,984Report card, January 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 35.2
The Whitstable SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,112Good (overall), March 2024Attainment 8: 37.4

Special (10)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
BemixSpecial post 16 institution16 to 24No outcome in Ofsted's file
Haven NookOther independent special school11 to 1819No outcome in Ofsted's file
HawthornOther independent special school11 to 197No outcome in Ofsted's file
ISP School WhitstableOther independent special school7 to 1616No outcome in Ofsted's file
Newingate SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1835No outcome in Ofsted's file
SALT COLLEGESpecial post 16 institution16 to 24No outcome in Ofsted's file
St Nicholas' SchoolCommunity special school4 to 19402School remains Good, February 2024
The FAR AcademySpecial post 16 institution16 to 25No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Far Academy CICSpecial post 16 institutionNo outcome in Ofsted's file
The Orchard SchoolFoundation special school7 to 16119Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met

Independent (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Junior King's SchoolOther independent school2 to 14333Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Kent College (Canterbury)Other independent school11 to 19507Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Kent College International Study CentreOther independent school11 to 1810Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior SchoolOther independent school2 to 11204Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Edmund's School CanterburyOther independent school3 to 19523Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The King's School CanterburyOther independent school13 to 19985Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Worthgate SchoolOther independent school13 to 22270Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.