Chislet Church of England Primary SchoolWater Meadows Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Chislet Church of England Primary School and Water Meadows Primary School are primary schools in Canterbury.

  • Chislet Church of England Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Water Meadows Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Water Meadows Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Chislet Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Water Meadows 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 47.0% for Chislet Church of England Primary School and 71.0% for Water Meadows Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Chislet Church of England Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Water Meadows Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Chislet Church of England Primary School versus Water Meadows Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CanterburyChislet Church of England Primary SchoolCanterburyWater Meadows Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100C59/100Stronger figure
Local ranking282nd of 450 in Kent 185th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll102 179
Capacity105 210
LocationCanterbury, CT3 4DU Canterbury, CT3 4HS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 21.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census102 179
Free school meals (ever 6)28.4% 42.5%
English as an additional language1.0% 15.6%
SEN support13.7% 20.1%
SEN with an EHC plan6.9% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% Stronger figure6.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.6% Stronger figure25.3% 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.

Chislet Church of England Primary School

Water Meadows Primary School

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