Adisham Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Canterbury, Kent·CT3 3JW
Composite score
70.9
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#1,641
National rank
#221
In South East
#57
In Kent
Top 11%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
75%
% achieving higher RWM
19%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 25/11/2025 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Exceptional
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Strong standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
94%
16 first choices, 15 places
First choices per place
1.07
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
55
any preference, for 15 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0720220.8720230.9320241.0720251.072026

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

Kent does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Adisham Church of England Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
102
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
24.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,480
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Adisham Church of England Primary School

Adisham Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Canterbury, Kent, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 102 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 13.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 11% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 19% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 94% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (16 first choices for 15 places). Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 17.6 pupils per teacher. Adisham 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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