Parkside Community Foundation Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Canterbury, Kent
Parkside Community Foundation Primary School is a primary school in Canterbury, Kent for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Tennyson Avenue, Canterbury, CT1 1EP
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 161 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 67.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 April 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have worked tirelessly to create a safe and inspiring haven for all pupils so that they can ‘REACH’ high, through the school values of ‘resilience, effort, aspiration, courtesy and honesty’.”
- “Pupils love coming to this culturally diverse school.”
- “They feel secure and valued because staff understand their individual needs.”
To improve
- “In some areas where curriculum leaders are new, consistent ways of helping pupils remember what they have learned are still being developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 23% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Kent published it, drawn on the map
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A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Johns Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Infant School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Junior School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Pilgrims' Way Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sturry Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published