Canterbury Road Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address School Road
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 4SE
Phone 01795423818
Reference Number 118354

Canterbury Road Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils are happy, confident, and engage positively with their peers and staff, contributing to a strong community atmosphere. There is a clear ambition within the curriculum, which is effectively sequenced, enabling the majority of students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to make good progress. The early years provision is particularly effective, laying a solid foundation for future learning.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 208
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.92%
Girls: 48.08%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 35.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 24%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 13 29
2 20 10 30
3 11 19 30
4 18 12 30
5 18 12 30
6 12 18 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 70.7%
White, Other 14.4%
African 4.8%
Indian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
White & Black (African) 1.9%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
White & Asian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 05 Mar 2024
Date Report
05 Mar 2024 School inspection
15 Jan 2019 Full inspection:
31 Jan 2018 Short inspection
26 Sep 2012 Full inspection:
10 Mar 2010 Full inspection:
02 May 2007 Full inspection:
04 Jun 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils demonstrate positive relationships with staff and peers.
  • The school has high expectations and an ambitious, well-structured curriculum.
  • Strong support is provided for pupils with SEND.
  • Engagement in a range of enriching activities and school trips.
  • Pupils show good behavior and understand the importance of respecting each other.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistency in teachers checking pupils' understanding in lessons.
  • Variable delivery of phonics leading to gaps in early reading skills.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 3.3
Writing 0.2
Maths 3.9

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 54 2
Third Preference 35 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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