Adisham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Canterbury, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.536 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Adisham Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Canterbury, Kent for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Adisham 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 | 4.536 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
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 4.536 miles away, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- That was the 106th longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 2.24 miles), after a sharp swing from 2025 to 2026.
- Reception 2026 drew 16 first-choice applications for 15 offers; all 15 went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (6%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 19% 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
- The Street, Adisham, Canterbury, CT3 3JW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 101 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 25 November 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive to a warm welcome every morning and get off to a great start to their day.”
- “Regular wellbeing checks enable staff to provide just the right support for any pupils who might need it.”
- “As a result, pupils feel secure.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 January 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) | 75% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 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 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Goodnestone Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Nonington Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wingham Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Littlebourne Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Barham Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published