Chartham Primary School

Canterbury · CT4 7QN

General information Primary School · 5-11 years Who goes here 380 pupils, 29.5% FSM

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Chartham Primary School

General Information

Address: Shalmsford Street, Chartham, Canterbury, CT4 7QN – View on map
Phone: 01227738225
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Jamie Noble
Age range: 5-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 49 families put it first for 54 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 9 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

380 pupils out of 420 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 112
% eligible for free school meals: 29.5%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Canterbury average)
English as an additional language: 11% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 15.9% a year (Canterbury 13.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 45% moved to another school, 55% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Kent: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 21 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 32 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Kent (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 13 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 12 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 63% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 8% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 4 percentage points above the Canterbury average (59%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 58% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 58%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 73% · Writing 71% · Maths 75% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 65%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 104
Based on: 51 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolCanterbury averageEngland↗ Improving Up 11 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 4 percentage points above the Canterbury average (59%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 15th of 29 junior and primary schools in the area

#13Petham Primary School67%
#14Wincheap Foundation Primary School66%
=15Chartham Primary School63%
=15St Peter's Methodist Primary School63%
#17Reculver Church of England Primary School59%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1Herne Church of England Junior School81%
=1Thornden Wood Primary School81%
=3Blean Primary School80%
=3St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury80%
#5Sturry Church of England Primary School78%
#6Adisham Church of England Primary School75%
#7Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School74%
#8Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School73%
=9Hoath Primary School71%
=9Water Meadows Primary School71%
=11St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable68%
=11Whitstable Junior School68%
#13Petham Primary School67%
#14Wincheap Foundation Primary School66%
=15Chartham Primary School63%
=15St Peter's Methodist Primary School63%
#17Reculver Church of England Primary School59%
=18Barham Church of England Primary School58%
=18Joy Lane Primary Foundation School58%
#20Swalecliffe Community Primary School52%
#21The Canterbury Primary School51%
#22Hampton Primary School50%
=23Chislet Church of England Primary School47%
=23Littlebourne Church of England Primary School47%
=25Pilgrims' Way Primary School44%
=25St Stephen's Junior School44%
#27St Johns Church of England Primary School38%
#28Herne Bay Junior School34%
#29Parkside Community Foundation Primary School23%

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5th of 20 primary schools in Canterbury for Ofsted rating

#3Barham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#4Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Chartham Primary SchoolGood
#6Chislet Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7Joy Lane Primary Foundation SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Blean Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Reculver Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Barham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#4Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Chartham Primary SchoolGood
#6Chislet Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7Joy Lane Primary Foundation SchoolGood
#8Littlebourne Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9Parkside Community Foundation Primary SchoolGood
#10Petham Primary SchoolGood
#11Pilgrims' Way Primary SchoolGood
#12St Johns Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13St Mary's Catholic Primary School, WhitstableGood
#14St Peter's Methodist Primary SchoolGood
#15St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, CanterburyGood
#16Swalecliffe Community Primary SchoolGood
#17The Canterbury Primary SchoolGood
#18Thornden Wood Primary SchoolGood
#19Water Meadows Primary SchoolGood
#20Wincheap Foundation Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil, and how this school compares to others nearby, will appear here once we've linked in official DfE spending data.

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