Academy converter · Kent

St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury

11–18Ages
1,116Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
140874URN

Old Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3EN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.8per place

1.7 above Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

793 applications for 166 places · 12th of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.0of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

44th of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		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

4.8applications per place, Year 7

1.7 above Kent median (3.1) 2.6 above England median (2.2)

793 applications · 166 places offered · 202 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.8; Kent median median 3.1
2025 4.9; Kent median median 3.0
2024 4.3; Kent median median 3.2
2023 3.6; Kent median median 3.2
2022 3.5; Kent median median 2.9
2021 4.8; Kent median median 3.6
2020 3.7; Kent median median 3.1
2019 3.3; Kent median median 2.9
2018 3.6; Kent median median 3.1
2017 3.3; Kent median median 3.0
2016 3.5; Kent median median 3.3
2015 3.2; Kent median median 3.2
2014 2.9; Kent median median 3.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 12 of 12 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as St Anselm's Catholic School (URN 118918), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	166	793	4.8	202	1.22
Sep 2025	167	825	4.9	218	1.31
Sep 2024	170	733	4.3	189	1.11
Sep 2023	158	563	3.6	138	0.87
Sep 2022	166	588	3.5	216	1.30
Sep 2021	175	842	4.8	123	0.70
Sep 2020	165	603	3.7	171	1.04
Sep 2019	188	626	3.3	223	1.19
Sep 2018	182	650	3.6	248	1.36
Sep 2017	186	604	3.3	224	1.20
Sep 2016	187	646	3.5	207	1.11
Sep 2015	178	575	3.2	172	0.97
Sep 2014 *	176	508	2.9	154	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

183 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.044th of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%46th of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.02

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	183	45.0	37%	60%	–
2024/25	174	39.4	21%	46%	–
2023/24	179	42.4	35%	63%	−0.02
2022/23	179	42.8	35%	65%	−0.12

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

St Anselm's Catholic School, CanterburyThis school
This school

Good2023

4.8applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
0.3 km · Kent

Remains Good · improving2023

3.1applications per place 66.0Attainment 8 Selective
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
1.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 69.4Attainment 8 Selective
Barton Manor School
1.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place
Barton Court Grammar School
1.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

6.7applications per place 66.1Attainment 8 Selective
The Canterbury Academy
3.1 km · Kent

2026

4.2applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
The Archbishop's School
3.9 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 32.1Attainment 8
Orion Spires
6.5 km · Kent

Good2023

2.5applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
The Whitstable School
10.8 km · Kent

Good2024

2.6applications per place 37.4Attainment 8

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 140874 · 886/5446
Trust: Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,325 pupils · 1,116 on roll
Free school meals: 21.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 May 2014
Replaced: St Anselm's Catholic School (URN 118918)
Address: Old Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3EN
Local authority: Kent · Canterbury

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