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Pilgrims' Way Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Pilgrims Way, Canterbury CT1 1XU · pilgrims-way.kent.sch.uk · 01227 760084
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 44%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 404
- 96% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 46.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 44 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 48 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 38 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 39 | 26 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼44% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼100 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 140345)
Ofsted
Pilgrims' Way Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 140345), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140345)
Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140345)
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 15
- 5% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied