- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results close to the Canterbury catholic schools average, low absence.
38 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Canterbury catholic schools 80%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 210
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Catholic schools in and near Canterbury
All 2 Catholic schools in Canterbury, and the nearest just outside.
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Canterbury catholic schools average.
202 first choices, 166 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.0
Canterbury catholic schools 45.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.0%Canterbury catholic schools 7.3%
- Pupils
- 1,116
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Just outside Canterbury
The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Canterbury.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable
6.0 miles from Canterbury · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well below the Canterbury catholic schools average, low absence.
23 first choices, 25 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
Canterbury catholic schools 80%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 301
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham
6.6 miles from Canterbury · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
- Catholic
Results well below the Canterbury catholic schools average.
24 first choices, 24 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Canterbury catholic schools 80%England 62%
- Days missed
- 8.0%Canterbury catholic schools 7.3%
- Pupils
- 140
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well below the Canterbury catholic schools average, low absence.
16 first choices, 17 offers made
Met the standard at 1163%
Canterbury catholic schools 80%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 214
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.0
- Catholic schools2
- Met the standard at 1180.0%
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools7 of 22 Catholic, 4 Church of England
- Free school meals18.3%of pupils get them
- Pupils per teacher18.5England 17.9
The big picture
How Canterbury's Catholic schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Ofsted grades in Canterbury
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.
- Outstanding: 0 of 2
- Good: 2 of 2
- Requires improvement: 0 of 2
- Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Canterbury
Half or more are faith schools.
7 of the 2 Catholic schools in Canterbury have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterCheck how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Catholic schools in Canterbury, explained
There are 2 Catholic schools in Canterbury, teaching 1,326 children. 1 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.
100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
80.0% of pupils in Canterbury catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.
18.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,002 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 19.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many Catholic schools are in Canterbury?
There are 2 Catholic schools in Canterbury, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Canterbury?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Canterbury on Eduscope are St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury and St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in Canterbury ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Canterbury Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Canterbury is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.