Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Canterbury, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
51.81 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Canterbury, Kent for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 October 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 51.81 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 51.81 miles away, the 6th longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance swung sharply between some years, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- In 2024/25, 74% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
- Reception 2026 had 50 first-choice applications for 59 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Conyngham Lane, Bridge, Canterbury, CT4 5JX
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 416 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils speak with pride about their school and enjoy their lessons.”
- “They are wellmannered, polite and welcoming.”
- “Pupils have frequent opportunities to develop their interests and their character.”
To improve
- “Pupils enjoy this approach and are keen to talk about their learning but do not always recall the knowledge that the school intends they gain.”
- “However, the checking of what pupils know and can remember is not secure across the school.”
- “In some cases, pupils move on to work independently when they still need help.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 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) | 74% | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 50 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Pilgrims' Way Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Littlebourne Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Adisham Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parkside Community Foundation Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Johns Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published