The Canterbury Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Canterbury (Kent).
Attainment 8
35.2
▼ 11.0 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
24.1%
▼ 22pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
89.1%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.9
▲ 0.2 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
26.0%
▼ 1pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
15.0%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
153%
1,984 / 1,300 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jan 2026
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).The Canterbury Academy is a secondary school located in Canterbury, Kent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 19 and currently has 1,984 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,300. It is part of the THE CANTERBURY ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Jon Watson.
Enrichment
22 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Band
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Climbing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Minecraft
- Netball
and 6 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 136302
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2010
Governing body (26 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.13 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Anna Virgina Weinel Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Elizabeth Spence | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Geoff Shadbolt | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr James Bonney | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Sarah Louise Cant | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jonathan Martin Watson Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Upaasna Garbharran Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Original (signatory) members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ashley Crittenden Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Yoriko Otomo | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Irma-Jane Caggiano | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael David Walters Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Nina Hunt | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Alice Margaret Henry | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Anna Virginia Weinel Confirmed same person | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Pollard | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr James Richard Redmond | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Grant Raymond Ayliffe | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Fox Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ben Hawkins | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Julian Brinton Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Nicholas Martin Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Dr Paul Steven Swallow Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Original (signatory) members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Dr Tina Haux Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Original (signatory) members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Broster Johnstone Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Terry Martyn McMahan | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Dylan Chamberlain Confirmed same person | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jack Perdy Fitzgerald Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Zoe MacKinnon Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Darren James Watson Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Martin John Vye Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record