Water Meadows Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Canterbury (Kent).
KS2 RWM expected
71%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
86%
▲ 11pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
71%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
86%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.2%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.3
▼ 2.4 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
37.8%
▲ 13pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
90%
188 / 210 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).Water Meadows Primary School is a primary school located in Canterbury, Kent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 179 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. It is part of the THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Ben Martin.
Key facts
- URN
- 138579
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body
No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold.
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