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Adisham Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Canterbury • Kent • CT3 3JW
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Canterbury
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2016)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Canterbury. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
30
Outstanding
4
Good
25
Median inspection year
2016
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 14% · G: 86% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Blean Primary School
Primary • Community school • Canterbury • Kent • CT2 9ED
Outstanding
3
Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Canterbury • Kent • CT3 1RN
Outstanding
4
Sturry Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Canterbury • Kent • CT2 0NR
Outstanding
5
Goodnestone Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Canterbury • Kent • CT3 1PQ
Good
6
St Johns Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Canterbury • Kent • CT1 1BD
Good
7
St Stephen's Infant School
Primary • Academy converter • Canterbury • Kent • CT2 7AB
Good
8
Parkside Community Primary School
Primary • Foundation school • Canterbury • Kent • CT1 1EP
Good
9
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Canterbury • Kent • CT1 1NE
Good
10
Barham Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • CANTERBURY • Kent • CT4 6NX
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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