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St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Old Dover Road, Canterbury CT1 3EN · stanselmscanterbury.org.uk · 01227 826200

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
39.4
average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,116
84% of 1,325 places
Local authority
Kent
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
21.9%
First language not English
9.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 202 families put the school first and 166 places were offered; 71% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 216 (Places 166)216September 2023: 138 (Places 158)138September 2024: 189 (Places 170)189September 2025: 218 (Places 167)218September 2026: 202 (Places 166)202Places 166
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261662021.2▲71%
September 2025Sept 20251672181.3▲67%
September 2024Sept 20241701891.1▲77%
September 2023Sept 20231581380.987%
September 2022Sept 20221662161.3▲64%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.4, and 21.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.9 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 41.9 (England 46.3)41.92017/18: 43.0 (England 46.5)43.02018/19: 42.9 (England 46.7)42.92021/22: 45.6 (England 48.8)45.62022/23: 42.8 (England 46.3)42.82023/24: 42.4 (England 45.9)42.42024/25: 39.4 (England 46.0)39.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼39.446.0
▼21.3%45.4%
▼46.0%64.8%
▼14.9%40.5%
▼3.254.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form56.4−3.6
Further education33.5+0.6
Other education1.7—
Apprenticeship1.7−0.7
Employment0.6−1.8
Not in a lasting destination5+3.8
Activity not captured1.1−0.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 20.3 (England 30.5)D2016/17: 24.1 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 27.5 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 27.8 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 35.9 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 28.2 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 28.8 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 29.9 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
80 studentsC (29.9)Above average +0.18
82 studentsC (29.4)Above average +0.16
57 studentsDist (35.7)Above average +0.38
2.4%AAB or better
93.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2469C (28.8)+0.09
2022/2393C- (28.2)—
2021/2274B- (35.9)—
2018/1978C- (27.8)+0.19
2017/1867C- (27.5)-0.10
2016/1796D+ (24.1)-0.16
2015/1690D (20.3)-0.19

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University40.7−6.2
Further and other education5.8+0.6
Further education4.7—
Other education1.2—
Apprenticeship5.8+1.6
Employment31.4−0.9
Not in a lasting destination10.5+1.1
Activity not captured5.8+3.7

Ofsted

St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
12 Sept 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2011Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (208 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
91%
Replies
208
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●89% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼76% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲88% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲88% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲59% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 37% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲79% agreeEngland 67%

based on 71 parents (34%) with SEND

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