School Profile

The Canterbury Academy

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South EastDayAcademyOfsted Requires ImprovementSixth Form
Profile Notes
The Canterbury Academy is a state-funded academy offering secondary education for ages 11-19 in Canterbury, South East. Currently has 1,984 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Religious affiliation: None. Admissions policy: Non selective in highly selective area. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
CanterburyCT2 8QANational Curriculum
1,984 pupils (153% of 1,300 capacity) 979 boys / 1,005 girls
Official URN 136302 • LAESTAB 8865421
www.canterbury.kent.sch.uk/
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseSecondary
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Statutory age11 - 19
Opened 07-10-2010 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
Inspection & quality signals
Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Last inspected 2023-02-21
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence Trail
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 422 students
Avg points / entry26.83
% achieving AAB+1.5%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 839.0
EBacc avg points3.27
Eng & Maths 5+33.6%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425Academicz
Students 91 • APS 21.56 • Value added -0.46
202425Academicz
Students 321 • APS 27.87 • Value added -0.24
202425AcademicBelow average
Students 422 • APS 26.83 • Value added -0.26
202425A levelz
Students 91 • APS 21.18 • Value added -0.49
202425A levelz
Students 321 • APS 27.62 • Value added -0.25
202425A levelBelow average
Students 422 • APS 26.59 • Value added -0.27