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Parkside Community Foundation Primary School

Canterbury, CT1 1EPPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2023
KS2 Results
46%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
19 1st-choice / 21 places
Ranking
#11,506
of 13,686 nationally

About Parkside Community Foundation Primary School

Parkside Community Foundation Primary School’s headline metrics sit well below the Kent local authority average for primary schools. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (RWM) at Key Stage 2 is 63 per cent, Parkside’s figure is just 46 per cent. That gap of 17 percentage points places the school in the bottom half of primary schools nationally, ranking 364th out of 459 in Kent. Its overall ranking score of 46 puts it firmly in the bottom 50 per cent tier. The school’s Progress 8 data is not available, but the raw attainment scores tell a clear story: average reading and maths scores of 102 and 101 respectively are only slightly above the national baseline of 100, and the proportion of pupils achieving a higher standard in RWM is just 8 per cent. For parents comparing options, this is a school where academic outcomes are significantly lower than the typical Kent primary.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressTennyson Avenue, Canterbury, Canterbury, CT1 1EP
HeadteacherJames Williams
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils157
Free School Meals (FSM)68.8%
School Capacity157 / 210 (75% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

25 Apr 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 21 Jun 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & Language

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:10

Source: parksidecommunityprimaryschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Parkside Community Foundation Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.