Goodnestone Church of England Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham

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

Summary of the comparison

Goodnestone Church of England Primary School and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham are primary schools in Canterbury.

  • Goodnestone Church of England Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham is ahead on our composite score.

  • Goodnestone Church of England Primary School was judged Good and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham 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 33.0% for Goodnestone Church of England Primary School and 71.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham (71.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Goodnestone Church of England Primary School versus St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CanterburyGoodnestone Church of England Primary SchoolCanterburySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, AyleshamEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD42/100D47/100Stronger figure
Local ranking366th of 450 in Kent 322nd of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll55 118
Capacity70 133
LocationCanterbury, CT3 1PQ Canterbury, CT3 3AS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard33.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 112.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score96.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census55 118
Free school meals (ever 6)7.3% 33.0%
English as an additional language1.8% 16.1%
SEN support25.4% 23.7%
SEN with an EHC plan12.7% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% Stronger figure8.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.2% Stronger figure26.0% 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.

Goodnestone Church of England Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham

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