Canterbury schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Canterbury, 47 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 94% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 5 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
Every school
| Adisham Church of England Primary SchoolCT3 3JW | Primary | Adisham | Report card Jan 2026: Exceptional in 1, strong standard in 6 |
| Barham Church of England Primary SchoolCT4 6NX | Primary | Barham | Good (2023) |
| Barton Court Grammar SchoolCT1 1PH | Secondary | Canterbury | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Barton Manor SchoolCT1 1SU | Secondary | Canterbury | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025) |
| Blean Primary SchoolCT2 9ED | Primary | Rough Common | School remains Outstanding (2022) |
| Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary SchoolCT4 5JX | Primary | Bridge | School remains Good (2023) |
| Chartham Primary SchoolCT4 7QN | Primary | Shalmsford Street | School remains Good (2024) |
| Chislet Church of England Primary SchoolCT3 4DU | Primary | Upstreet | Good (2023) |
| Hampton Primary SchoolCT6 8NB | Primary | Herne Bay | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Herne Bay High SchoolCT6 7NS | Secondary | Herne Bay | Good (2022) |
| Herne Bay Infant SchoolCT6 5SH | Primary | Herne Bay | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Herne Bay Junior SchoolCT6 5DA | Primary | Herne Bay | Good in 1, requires improvement in 3 (2025) |
| Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolCT6 7AH | Primary | Herne | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 4 |
| Herne Church of England Junior SchoolCT6 7AL | Primary | Herne | School remains Outstanding (2023) |
| Hoath Primary SchoolCT3 4LA | Primary | Hoath | Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 3 |
| Joy Lane Primary Foundation SchoolCT5 4LT | Primary | Seasalter | School remains Good (2024) |
| Littlebourne Church of England Primary SchoolCT3 1XS | Primary | Littlebourne | Some aspects not as strong (2024) |
| Orion SpiresCT2 0HD | Secondary | Westbere | Good (2023) |
| Parkside Community Foundation Primary SchoolCT1 1EP | Primary | Fordwich | Good (2023) |
| Petham Primary SchoolCT4 5RD | Primary | Chartham | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Pilgrims' Way Primary SchoolCT1 1XU | Primary | Canterbury | Good (2022) |
| Reculver Church of England Primary SchoolCT6 6TA | Primary | Hillborough | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Simon Langton Girls' Grammar SchoolCT1 3EW | Secondary | Canterbury | School remains Good (improving) (2023) |
| Simon Langton Grammar School for BoysCT4 7AS | Secondary | Canterbury | Outstanding in 3, good in 1 (2025) |
| St Alphege Church of England Infant SchoolCT5 1DA | Primary | Whitstable | Good (2024) |
| St Anselm's Catholic School, CanterburyCT1 3EN | Secondary | Canterbury | Good (2023) |
| St Johns Church of England Primary SchoolCT1 1BD | Primary | Canterbury | Good (2024) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, WhitstableCT5 2EY | Primary | Tankerton | School remains Good (2023) |
| St Nicholas' SchoolCT1 3JJ | Special | Canterbury | School remains Good (2024) |
| St Peter's Methodist Primary SchoolCT1 2DH | Primary | Canterbury | Standards maintained (2024) |
| St Stephen's Infant SchoolCT2 7AB | Primary | Canterbury | Good (2024) |
| St Stephen's Junior SchoolCT2 7AD | Primary | Canterbury | School remains Good (2023) |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, CanterburyCT1 1NE | Primary | Canterbury | Good (2023) |
| Sturry Church of England Primary SchoolCT2 0NR | Primary | Sturry | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Swalecliffe Community Primary SchoolCT5 2PH | Primary | Swalecliffe | School remains Good (2023) |
| The Archbishop's SchoolCT2 7AP | Secondary | Canterbury | Good (2024) |
| The Canterbury AcademyCT2 8QA | Secondary | Harbledown | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 4 |
| The Canterbury Primary SchoolCT2 8PT | Primary | Harbledown | School remains Good (2023) |
| The Orchard SchoolCT1 3QQ | Special | Canterbury | Report card Apr 2026: Expected standard in 1, needs attention in 5 |
| The Whitstable SchoolCT5 1PX | Secondary | Whitstable | Good (2024) |
| Thornden Wood Primary SchoolCT6 7RS | Primary | Chestfield | Good (2024) |
| Water Meadows Primary SchoolCT3 4HS | Primary | Hersden | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Westmeads Community Infant SchoolCT5 1NA | Primary | Whitstable | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior SchoolCT5 1AY | Primary | Whitstable | School remains Outstanding (2023) |
| Whitstable Junior SchoolCT5 1DB | Primary | Whitstable | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary SchoolCT3 1RN | Primary | Wickhambreaux | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Wincheap Foundation Primary SchoolCT1 3SD | Primary | Canterbury | School remains Good (2022) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 5 Canterbury report cards so far, the grades given were: strong standard 16 times, expected standard 12 times, needs attention 5 times, exceptional 1 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at CT postcodes and show here the ones in Canterbury. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in Canterbury are rated good or better?
94% of the 47 state schools and nurseries in Canterbury were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Canterbury?
There are 47 state-funded schools and nurseries in Canterbury: 35 primary, 10 secondary, 2 special.