Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolChartham Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School and Chartham Primary School are primary schools in Canterbury.

  • Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Chartham Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Chartham 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 46.0% for Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School and 63.0% for Chartham Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Chartham Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School versus Chartham Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CanterburyChilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolCanterburyChartham Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking169th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure315th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll86 386
Capacity105 420
LocationCanterbury, CT4 8DE Canterbury, CT4 7QN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard46.0% 63.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census86 386
Free school meals (ever 6)27.9% 31.1%
English as an additional language7.0% 9.6%
SEN support18.6% 8.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence7.8% 5.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.4% 13.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Chartham Primary School

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