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The Canterbury Academy

URN 136302 · KentOpen
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Inspection history (4)

  1. 6 Jan 2026

    Report card

    Safeguarding met
    AchievementExpected
    Attendance and behaviourExpected
    Curriculum and teachingExpected
    InclusionStrong
    Leadership and governanceExpected
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong
    Post 16 provisionStrong

    Matthew Haynes (lead), Alexandra Aldridge-Gibbons, Alex Hayes, Michelle Lawson, Michelle Payne, Philip Wayne

  2. 22 Feb 2023

    School inspection (EIF)

    Requires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement

    Hanna Miller (lead), Eliot Hodges, Joe Richardson, Judy Rider, Lorraine Clarke OBE

  3. 12 Oct 2017

    School inspection (CIF)

    Good
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    OutcomesGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Teaching, learning and assessmentGood

    Clare Gillies (lead), Ann Fearon, Frederick Valletta, Gerard Strong, Philip Storey

  4. 13 Oct 2015

    School inspection (CIF)

    Requires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    OutcomesRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement

    Catherine Anwar (lead), Caroline Walshe, Jason Ashley, Matthew Haynes, Niall Gallagher, Stephen Long, Wendy Walters

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Details

URN
136302
Type
Academy converter
Local authority
Kent
Region
South East
Address
Knight Avenue, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8QA
Reports on record
4
Earliest report
13 Oct 2015
Phase
Secondary
Opened
07-10-2010
Status
Open
Website
canterbury.kent.sch.uk
Boarding
No boarders
Capacity
1300
Age range
11 to 19
Telephone
01227463971
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Headteacher
Mr Jon Watson
Pupils on roll
1984
Pupils' gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Free school meals (%)
33.80
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