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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

The Canterbury Primary School

Academy converter primary school in Canterbury (Kent).

KS2 RWM expected
51%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
63%
▼ 12pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
66%
▼ 8pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
69%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
92.4%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.5
▼ 2.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
45.6%
▲ 21pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
100%
421 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

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 Primary School is a primary school located in Canterbury, Kent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 416 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the THE CANTERBURY ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Bev Farrell.

Enrichment

24 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Band
  • Basketball
  • Boxing
  • Climbing
  • Computing
  • Cooking
  • Cricket
  • Dance
  • Dodgeball
  • Drama
  • Football
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Minecraft

and 8 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
136344
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Kent
Constituency
Canterbury
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
2010

Governing body (16 current, 0 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

11 governors are linked to a profile (10 confirmed, 1 (likely)).

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

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Dylan Chamberlain Confirmed same personChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Chris SmallLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Jon Watson (likely)Local GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2025 · until 2029
Dr Upaasna Garbharran Confirmed same personLocal GovernorOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Jason Lee DavidsLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Ashley Crittenden Confirmed same personLocal GovernorAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Michael David Walters Confirmed same personLocal GovernorAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Anna Virginia Weinel Confirmed same personShared Local Governor - EstablishmentAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Catherine Janet HamptonLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Anthony VerrallLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr David Nathan Abraham Fox Confirmed same personLocal GovernorAppointed by academy memberssince 2022 · until 2030
Mr Julian Brinton Confirmed same personLocal GovernorAppointed by academy memberssince 2021 · until 2029
Mr Paul Nicholas Martin Confirmed same personLocal GovernorAppointed by academy memberssince 2021 · until 2029
Dr Paul Steven Swallow Confirmed same personLocal GovernorOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2021 · until 2029
Mr Mark Broster Johnstone Confirmed same personLocal GovernorAppointed by academy memberssince 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Dylan Chamberlain Confirmed same personShared Local Governor - EstablishmentAppointed by GB/boardsince 2017 · until 2029

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