The Canterbury Academy

State-Funded School

the-canterbury-academy-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

CanterburyConstituency

CT2 8QAPostcode

0.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Canterbury Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Kent, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,984 pupils. The Canterbury Academy is part of THE CANTERBURY ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 Jan 2026 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.27

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,984

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,984
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE CANTERBURY ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Jul 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
6 Nov 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.