St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Canterbury, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.584 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham is a primary school in Canterbury, Kent for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 2 November 2021. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham 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 | 0.584 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 0.584 miles away, the 57th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.24 miles).
- For Reception 2026 there were 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Ackholt Road, Aylesham, Canterbury, CT3 3AS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 140 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 2 November 2021
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive each day happy to be part of their welcoming school community.”
- “Staff know pupils and families well.”
- “They are greeted warmly on arrival and supported into class with kindness and care.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils still do not attend school regularly enough.”
- “This results in them missing important learning.”
- “However, leaders are working to strengthen this area of their work further.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (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) | 71% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 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.
- Aylesham Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Nonington Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Adisham Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Goodnestone Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Barham Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School 2.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Wingham Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published