Preston Primary SchoolWickhambreaux Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Preston Primary School and Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Canterbury.

  • Preston Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Preston Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 63.0% for Preston Primary School and 73.0% for Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Preston Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Preston Primary School versus Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CanterburyPreston Primary SchoolCanterburyWickhambreaux Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB76/100Stronger figureD40/100
Local ranking39th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure418th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: Outstanding
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll122 107
Capacity133 115
LocationCanterbury, CT3 1HB Canterbury, CT3 1RN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard11.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census122 107
Free school meals (ever 6)12.3% 9.3%
English as an additional language4.1% 18.7%
SEN support16.4% 11.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.8% 3.1% 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.

Preston Primary School

Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Preston Primary School · Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School