The Canterbury Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · Canterbury, Kent
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Canterbury Academy is a secondary school in Canterbury, Kent for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
The Canterbury Academy 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 248 first-choice applications for 203 offers; 178 offers went to first-choice families and 70 first-choice families (28%) were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 1.2 first choices per offer, the 26th highest of 99 Kent secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 34% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); Attainment 8 score 39 (England 46).
- A level 2024/25: average grade C- (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level below average.
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
- Knight Avenue, Canterbury, CT2 8QA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,984 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “This is a highly inclusive school that lives up to its vision of being 'a school for all the talents'.”
- “Pupils of all abilities, backgrounds and prior experiences are made welcome and the school makes careful, effective provision for their very broad range of needs.”
- “This is typified by the school's large and successful sixth form.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ overall results in examinations at 16 years old have been below average over time, but are rising.”
- “However, their attainment is much lower than for other pupils, which has an impact on headline figures.”
- “Pupils’ attendance in recent years has been below average but improving, particularly in terms of levels of persistent absence.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 248 first-preference applications, 203 offers in total, 178 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- The Archbishop's School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Barton Court Grammar School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barton Manor School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School 1.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Orion Spires 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Whitstable School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published