Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Canterbury, Kent·CT4 5JX
Composite score
66.8
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#2,320
National rank
#331
In South East
#88
In Kent
Top 16%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
74%
% achieving higher RWM
16%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
50 first choices, 59 places
First choices per place
0.85
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
141
any preference, for 59 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.09
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9320220.7920230.9520240.9320250.852026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
424
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
5.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
16.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
5.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,166
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Canterbury, Kent, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 424 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 16% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 16% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 50 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.5%. There are about 21.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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