Wincheap Foundation Primary School
Hollow Lane, Canterbury, CT1 3SD
429 pupils · 98% of 440 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
Ofsted
Good (2021) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 December 2021, published 3 February 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 66 | 124 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 53 | 121 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 59 | 130 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 78 | 144 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 68 | 112 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 70 | 126 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 61 | 112 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 88 | 153 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Canterbury Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Johns Church of England Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Pilgrims' Way Primary School 2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Stephen's Infant School 2.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.