Canterbury Road Primary SchoolSunny Bank Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sittingbourne.

Summary of the comparison

Canterbury Road Primary School and Sunny Bank Primary School are primary schools in Sittingbourne.

  • Canterbury Road Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Sunny Bank Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Canterbury Road Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Canterbury Road Primary School was judged Good and Sunny Bank Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Canterbury Road Primary School and 71.0% for Sunny Bank Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Canterbury Road Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Sunny Bank Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Canterbury Road Primary School versus Sunny Bank Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SittingbourneCanterbury Road Primary SchoolSittingbourneSunny Bank Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100Stronger figureC66/100
Local ranking65th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure117th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll208 228
Capacity210 315
LocationSittingbourne, ME10 4SE Sittingbourne, ME10 3QN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census208 228
Free school meals (ever 6)36.5% 50.0%
English as an additional language24.0% 24.6%
SEN support17.3% 32.0%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 7.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% Stronger figure6.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.3% Stronger figure21.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Canterbury Road Primary School

Sunny Bank Primary School

Full profiles: Canterbury Road Primary School · Sunny Bank Primary School