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Wincheap Foundation Primary School

Canterbury, CT1 3SDPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2021
KS2 Results
56%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
53 1st-choice / 59 places
Ranking
#9,003
of 13,686 nationally

About Wincheap Foundation Primary School

Wincheap Foundation Primary School in Canterbury holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained since its last graded inspection in 2012 and which was confirmed as unchanged during an ungraded visit in 2021. The most telling academic metric for this 429-pupil primary is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2. In the 2023/24 results, 56% of Year 6 pupils achieved this benchmark, which sits below the Kent local authority average of 63%. This places the school 20th out of 30 primaries in the Canterbury district on that measure, and in the bottom half nationally. The picture is more mixed when you look at individual subjects: 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading and 69% in writing, but maths was slightly lower at 68%. At the higher standard, 15% of pupils achieved the top marks across all three subjects.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressHollow Lane, Canterbury, Canterbury, CT1 3SD
HeadteacherNicola Dawson
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils429
Free School Meals (FSM)35.7%
School Capacity429 / 440 (98% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

9 Dec 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (9 Dec 2021): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 18 Jun 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

4
Sports HallMusic RoomsForest SchoolOutdoor Playground

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

FootballTennisCricketDance

Clubs & Activities

DramaGardeningChoirChessArt ClubFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

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

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Wincheap 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.