Schools in Canterbury[1]

Local authority district E07000106 · 58 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 92 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 18 (20%)[4]
second 20%: 10 (11%)[4]
middle 20%: 25 (27%)[4]
fourth 20%: 23 (25%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 16 (17%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

Grammar schools (3)

School	Ages	Headline results
Barton Court Grammar School	11–18[2]	A8 66 2025/26[5] AL B- 2024/25[6]
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School	11–18[2]	A8 66 2025/26[5] AL B 2024/25[6]
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys	11–18[2]	A8 69 2025/26[5] AL B 2024/25[6]

Secondary schools (7)

School	Ages	Headline results
Barton Manor School	11–19[2]
Herne Bay High School	11–18[2]	A8 36 2025/26[5] AL C 2024/25[6]
Orion Spires	11–16[2]	A8 39 2025/26[5]
St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury	11–18[2]	A8 45 2025/26[5] AL C 2024/25[6]
The Archbishop's School	11–18[2]	A8 32 2025/26[5] AL D+ 2024/25[6]
The Canterbury Academy	11–19[2]	A8 35 2025/26[5] AL C- 2024/25[6]
The Whitstable School	11–18[2]	A8 37 2025/26[5] AL C+ 2024/25[6]

Primary schools (35)

School	Ages	Headline results
Adisham Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[7]
Barham Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[7]
Blean Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[7]
Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[7]
Chartham Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[7]
Chislet Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 47% 2024/25[7]
Hampton Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
Herne Bay Infant School	3–7[2]
Herne Bay Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 34% 2024/25[7]
Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Herne Church of England Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 81% 2024/25[7]
Hoath Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[7]
Joy Lane Primary Foundation School	1–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[7]
Littlebourne Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 47% 2024/25[7]
Parkside Community Foundation Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 23% 2024/25[7]
Petham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[7]
Pilgrims' Way Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 44% 2024/25[7]
Reculver Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[7]
St Alphege Church of England Infant School	3–7[2]
St Johns Church of England Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 38% 2024/25[7]
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable	4–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[7]
St Peter's Methodist Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[7]
St Stephen's Infant School	5–7[2]
St Stephen's Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 44% 2024/25[7]
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury	5–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[7]
Sturry Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[7]
Swalecliffe Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[7]
The Canterbury Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 51% 2024/25[7]
Thornden Wood Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 81% 2024/25[7]
Water Meadows Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[7]
Westmeads Community Infant School	2–7[2]
Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
Whitstable Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[7]
Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]
Wincheap Foundation Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[7]

Independent schools (7)

School	Ages	Headline results
Junior King's School	2–14[2]
Kent College (Canterbury)	11–19[2]	AL B- 2024/25[6]
Kent College International Study Centre	11–18[2]
Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School	2–11[2]
St Edmund's School Canterbury	3–19[2]	AL B- 2024/25[6]
The King's School Canterbury	13–19[2]	AL B+ 2024/25[6]
The Worthgate School	13–22[2]	AL C+ 2024/25[6]

Special schools and alternative provision (6)

School	Ages	Headline results
Haven Nook	11–18[2]
Hawthorn	11–19[2]
ISP School Whitstable	7–16[2]
Newingate School	11–18[2]
St Nicholas' School	4–19[2]
The Orchard School	7–16[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.