St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury

What the figures show

• For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.4 miles from the school, the 9th shortest of 56 Kent secondary schools with a published last distance.
• The 2026 Year 7 last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2023, having swung sharply between some years.
• In 2026 Year 7 entry, 202 first-choice applications for 166 offers: 143 offers went to first-choice families, and 59 first-choice families were not offered a place.
• In 2024/25, 21% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 39.4 (England 46).

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

Old Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3EN

Type

Academy converter

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Council

Kent

Pupils on roll

1,116 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

19% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

17.7

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 12 September 2023

Strengths

• “Pupils blossom at this happy and caring school, where difference is prized and nurtured.”
• “Pupils do the right thing because they are taught the importance of having ‘respect for self, for others and for the environment’.”
• “Effective partnerships with parents and carers are at the heart of ensuring that pupils thrive, both socially and academically.”

To improve

• “At key stage 4, while the proportion of pupils attaining the English Baccalaureate is still lower than the government’s national ambition, it is rising steadily.”
• “However, there are some instances where this is not the case.”
• “When this happens, pupils do not learn as well as they could.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

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: 202 first-preference applications, 166 offers in total, 143 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.

• Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School 0.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
• Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Barton Manor School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Barton Court Grammar School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• The Canterbury Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• The Archbishop's School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
• Orion Spires 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
• The Whitstable School 6.7 mi Good Last distance published

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