The Canterbury Academy
Knight Avenue, Canterbury, CT2 8QA
1,984 pupils · 153% of 1,300 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE CANTERBURY ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 54.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 11.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“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 — 1.22 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 203 | 248 | 844 | 203 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 197 | 257 | 859 | 197 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 198 | 272 | 870 | 198 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 202 | 294 | 824 | 202 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 187 | 266 | 714 | 187 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 206 | 236 | 909 | 206 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 239 | 205 | 622 | 239 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 208 | 220 | 643 | 208 |
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 Archbishop's School 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Barton Court Grammar School 2 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys 2.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Barton Manor School 2.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury 3.1 km · Good (2023) · 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.