Petham Primary School
Petham, Canterbury, CT4 5RD
99 pupils · 86% of 115 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 21.2%
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 1 April 2025, published 14 May 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 | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 17% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 10 | 9 | 36 | 10 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 10 | 9 | 32 | 10 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 10 | 9 | 33 | 10 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 15 | 14 | 37 | 15 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 15 | 16 | 36 | 15 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 14 | 12 | 34 | 13 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 11 | 11 | 29 | 11 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 17 | 15 | 35 | 16 |
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
- Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School 3.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Chartham Primary School 4.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School 5.6 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- Bodsham Church of England Primary School 5.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School 6.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Canterbury Primary School 6.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.