My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
50%Agree
35%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
1%The Canterbury Academy
Academy converter — Secondary
CT2 8QA / 11–19 / None
Requires Improvement
Ofsted
39
Attainment 8
85%
parents recommend
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted in 2023
Requires Improvement
Requires Improvement
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 39
- Progress 8
- -0.67
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 33.6%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 26.59
- Achieving AAB+
- 1.5%
85% of parents would recommend this school
175 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
52%Agree
37%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
32%Agree
44%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
5%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
11%Agree
12%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
10%Not applicable
56%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
48%Agree
43%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
42%Agree
19%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%Not applicable
23%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
27%No
73%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 47 parents
Strongly agree
28%Agree
35%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
9%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
47%Agree
34%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
5%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
45%Agree
41%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
44%Agree
39%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
73%Agree
24%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
66%Agree
27%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
5%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
47%Agree
33%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
5%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
85%No
15%19.3% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
19.3%
SEN support
7.5%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.9%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.5%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 3.1%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 3.3%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 3.2%
89.8% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 89.8%
39% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 84%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 3%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 39%
- Entered top-third university
- 5%
- Achieved a degree
- 53%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1
- Free school meals
- 25.5%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 15.8:1
- Overall absence
- 10.69%
- Persistent absence
- 28.9%
- English as additional language
- 8.4%
- Teachers with QTS
- 90.8%
- White
- 86.5%
- Mixed
- 6.6%
- Asian
- 2.1%
- Black
- 3.1%
- Other
- 0.8%
White British79.7%
Other White5.7%
Gypsy / Roma0.9%
Irish0.2%
Other Mixed2.6%
White & Black Caribbean1.6%
White & Black African1.3%
White & Asian1.1%
Other Asian0.7%
Indian0.5%
Chinese0.5%
Pakistani0.3%
Bangladeshi0.1%
Caribbean1.6%
African1.3%
Other Black0.2%