School Summary

The Canterbury Academy


Boys: 930
Girls: 911
Total Pupils: 1841
Opened: 07-10-2010
Ofsted: Good
Principal: Jon Watson
The Canterbury Academy
Knight Avenue
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 8QA
Telephone: 01227463971
Website: http://www.canterbury.kent.sch.uk/

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AdministrativeWard (name): Westgate
AdmissionsPolicy (code): 4
AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Kent
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Diocese (code): 0000
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DistrictAdministrative (name): Canterbury
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Easting: 613730
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EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: The Canterbury Academy
EstablishmentNumber: 5421
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
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GOR (code): J
GOR (name): South East
GSSLACode (name): E10000016
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Jon
HeadLastName: Watson
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Principal
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LA (name): Kent
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LastChangedDate: 02-06-2023
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NumberOfBoys: 930
NumberOfGirls: 911
NumberOfPupils: 1841
NurseryProvision (name): Not applicable
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 12-10-2017
OfstedRating (name): Good
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OpenDate: 07-10-2010
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Canterbury
PercentageFSM: 27.40
PhaseOfEducation (code): 4
PhaseOfEducation (name): Secondary
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PreviousEstablishmentNumber: 5421
PreviousLA (code): 922
PreviousLA (name): Pre LGR (1998) Kent
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RSCRegion (name): South-East England and South London
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ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Academy Converter
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ReligiousCharacter (name): None
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SEN1 (name): HI - Hearing Impairment
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SchoolCapacity: 1300
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SchoolWebsite: http://www.canterbury.kent.sch.uk/
Section41Approved (name): Not applicable
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SpecialClasses (code): 1
SpecialClasses (name): Has Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 19
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Knight Avenue
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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TelephoneNum: 01227463971
Town: Canterbury
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 3
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts (code): 2539
Trusts (name): THE CANTERBURY ACADEMY TRUST
TypeOfEstablishment (code): 34
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Academy converter
TypeOfResourcedProvision (name): Resourced provision
UKPRN: 10031579
UPRN: 100062292855
URN: 136302
UrbanRural (code): C1
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a month ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Rules are unnecessarily strict, they seem to only care about attendance and the health of the students, trips are overpriced, the school deals with bullying awfully and sometimes felt like they didn't care about people with autism, anxiety etc.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Rules are unnecessarily strict, they seem to only care about attendance and the health of the students, trips are overpriced, the school deals with bullying awfully and sometimes felt like they didn't care about people with autism, anxiety etc.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"TV Playz 2","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110048144230333652261\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUpZw1Pf4o-flK3pgVmtlsU2B5souVQ6VXhqbAori038g=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2023-08-25T01:11:39Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"It was never a nice school, they never seemed to care about anyone getting bullied. They were never any good when it came to things like autism, learning disabilities and mental health problems. They always saw them as undermining things, it was appalling","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"It was never a nice school, they never seemed to care about anyone getting bullied. They were never any good when it came to things like autism, learning disabilities and mental health problems. They always saw them as undermining things, it was appalling","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Natty L","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/104734204174264553363\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVNbB_AJgVBIz7V2lNAwesinWSAGJiPgX5MbfC4HyV3M5Q=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-07-11T04:16:42Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"My son has just finished GCSEs at this school - he scored all As and some Bs. Great teachers - especially in the upper school. They are very caring and supportive. Over the years whenever there has been any sort of issues or problems the teachers respond quickly and sort it out. My daughter also attends and loves the drama programs the school offer. Extra curricular activities is a big plus at this school.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My son has just finished GCSEs at this school - he scored all As and some Bs. Great teachers - especially in the upper school. They are very caring and supportive. Over the years whenever there has been any sort of issues or problems the teachers respond quickly and sort it out. My daughter also attends and loves the drama programs the school offer. Extra curricular activities is a big plus at this school.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"re fea","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111356059367330779459\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKXxWufDV1XU_r3AdJ636-CqoOrPK8smaYB1153Xqps=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba2"},"publishTime":"2017-08-28T14:22:59Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"7 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Run like a regime, bullying is rife among pupils and some teachers, all they are interested in is academic excellence and less about life and pushing subjects that don't really matter!\nI have just pulled my child out this school for this very reason, some parents ought to be ashamed of the way their children treat others or they don't care because they were bullies themselves at school!\nThe trouble is there are very few choices of schools in the Canterbury area that are any good or haven't already been destroyed by very bad leadership and try to be something they are not!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Run like a regime, bullying is rife among pupils and some teachers, all they are interested in is academic excellence and less about life and pushing subjects that don't really matter!\nI have just pulled my child out this school for this very reason, some parents ought to be ashamed of the way their children treat others or they don't care because they were bullies themselves at school!\nThe trouble is there are very few choices of schools in the Canterbury area that are any good or haven't already been destroyed by very bad leadership and try to be something they are not!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Terry O","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110898821542270341921\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjWeMJ77nBHnM-Mf9j3sdp49kUycFSFCxGMOSa86RhhteHs=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2016-01-21T19:45:36Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"7 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"The Canterbury High School is a fantastic school, offering a huge variety of opportunities to ALL of it's pupils. There is a focus on finding the best in every child with a strong belief that all children are good at something. If you want your child to leave school a well rounded person, both emotionally and academically then do not hesitate to send your child here.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"The Canterbury High School is a fantastic school, offering a huge variety of opportunities to ALL of it's pupils. There is a focus on finding the best in every child with a strong belief that all children are good at something. If you want your child to leave school a well rounded person, both emotionally and academically then do not hesitate to send your child here.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Jess Stroud","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/114459968419304691812\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVkNMmZwax2FWXuWiK7FS95gz2ixFPjOJwguXVxOkXaypv_=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2016-01-19T14:05:37Z"}]