Water Meadows Primary School
Shaftesbury Road, Canterbury, CT3 4HS
188 pupils · 90% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 37.8%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 29 January 2025, published 4 March 2025. 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 | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 21% |
“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 — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 24 | 36 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 19 | 38 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 21 | 32 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 24 | 43 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 24 | 20 | 36 | 24 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 20 | 28 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 17 | 31 | 18 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 15 | 14 | 23 | 15 |
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
- Hoath Primary School 2.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Sturry Church of England Primary School 2.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Chislet Church of England Primary School 3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School 4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School 4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Herne Church of England Junior School 4.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 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.