The Canterbury Primary SchoolSt Johns Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Canterbury Primary School and St Johns Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Canterbury.

  • The Canterbury Primary School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and St Johns Church of England Primary School scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak). The Canterbury Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Canterbury Primary School was judged Good and St Johns Church of England 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 51.0% for The Canterbury Primary School and 38.0% for St Johns Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at The Canterbury Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Johns Church of England Primary School (34.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Canterbury Primary School versus St Johns Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CanterburyThe Canterbury Primary SchoolCanterburySt Johns Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF38/100Stronger figureF34/100
Local ranking394th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure413th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll416 436
Capacity420 420
LocationCanterbury, CT2 8PT Canterbury, CT1 1BD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard51.0% Stronger figure38.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure99.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census416 436
Free school meals (ever 6)43.8% 48.6%
English as an additional language28.8% 45.9%
SEN support14.9% 22.5%
SEN with an EHC plan6.5% 4.4%
Attendance
Overall absence7.6% Stronger figure8.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence25.1% Stronger figure25.9% 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.

The Canterbury Primary School

St Johns Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: The Canterbury Primary School · St Johns Church of England Primary School