Chartham Primary School
Shalmsford Street, Canterbury, CT4 7QN
380 pupils · 90% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- TURNER SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 29.5%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 February 2024, published 17 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 54 | 49 | 78 | 54 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 44 | 39 | 69 | 43 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 40 | 37 | 67 | 40 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 57 | 51 | 84 | 57 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 48 | 43 | 66 | 48 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Petham Primary School 4.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- The Canterbury Primary School 4.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School 4.7 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School 5.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Blean Primary School 6 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.