Foundation school · Kent

Wincheap Foundation Primary School

4–11Ages
429Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118867URN

Hollow Lane, Canterbury, CT1 3SD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

124 applications for 60 places · 266th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
9 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

124 applications · 60 places offered · 66 named it first

2026 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.6; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.2; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.6; Kent median median 2.3

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	124	2.1	66	1.10
Sep 2025	59	121	2.1	53	0.90
Sep 2024	60	130	2.2	59	0.98
Sep 2023	60	144	2.4	78	1.30
Sep 2022	60	112	1.9	68	1.13
Sep 2021	60	126	2.1	70	1.17
Sep 2020	60	112	1.9	61	1.02
Sep 2019	60	153	2.6	88	1.47
Sep 2018	60	117	2.0	64	1.07
Sep 2017	60	97	1.6	66	1.10
Sep 2016	60	129	2.2	76	1.27
Sep 2015	60	120	2.0	69	1.15
Sep 2014	60	94	1.6	64	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 74% · Maths 73% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%201st of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	11%	109	106
2023/24	56%	15%	107	106
2022/23	54%	12%	108	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Wincheap Foundation Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Canterbury Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Methodist Primary School
1.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
1.7 km · Kent

Good2023

4.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Johns Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Good2024

2.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Pilgrims' Way Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Good2022

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's Infant School
2.5 km · Kent

Good2024

2.3applications per place
St Stephen's Junior School
2.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

44%met the SATs standard
Parkside Community Foundation Primary School
3.3 km · Kent

Good2023

1.3applications per place 23%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118867 · 886/5221
Capacity: 440 pupils · 429 on roll
Free school meals: 35.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Hollow Lane, Canterbury, CT1 3SD
Local authority: Kent · Canterbury

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources