The Canterbury Academy
Academy converter in Canterbury, Kent.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 19 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1984 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1300 |
| Free school meals | 33.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE CANTERBURY ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Address | Knight Avenue, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8QA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.canterbury.kent.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01227463971 |
| URN | 136302 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 21 February 2023, published 11 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- The Archbishop's School (secondary school, about 1.9 km)
- Barton Court Grammar School (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys (secondary school, about 2.5 km)
- Barton Manor School (secondary school, about 2.6 km)
- Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury (secondary school, about 3.1 km)
- Orion Spires (secondary school, about 7.1 km)
- The Whitstable School (secondary school, about 8.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.