Academy sponsor led · Kent

Pilgrims' Way Primary School

3–11Ages
404Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145951URN

Pilgrims Way, Canterbury, CT1 1XU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.8 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

74 applications for 44 places · 345th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Kent median (2.4) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

74 applications · 44 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.0; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.3; Kent median median 2.2
2019 0.9; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.2; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.1; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Pilgrims' Way Primary School and Nursery (URN 140345), Pilgrims' Way Primary School and Nursery (URN 118539), the previous school.

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	44	74	1.7	40	0.91
Sep 2025	48	87	1.8	44	0.92
Sep 2024	48	77	1.6	38	0.79
Sep 2023	39	56	1.4	26	0.67
Sep 2022	29	41	1.4	27	0.93
Sep 2021	28	27	1.0	21	0.75
Sep 2020	21	28	1.3	17	0.81
Sep 2019	30	28	0.9	17	0.57
Sep 2018 *	24	29	1.2	16	0.67
Sep 2017 *	33	40	1.2	27	0.82
Sep 2016 *	22	30	1.4	16	0.73
Sep 2015 *	30	45	1.5	24	0.80
Sep 2014 *	42	47	1.1	35	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 54% · Maths 52% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%376th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard52%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	44%	0%	100	100
2023/24	36%	4%	101	100
2022/23	30%	4%	100	99

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

Pilgrims' Way Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
1.4 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
St Peter's Methodist Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Parkside Community Foundation Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Good2023

1.3applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Wincheap Foundation Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

2026

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's Infant School
2.6 km · Kent

Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

44%met the SATs standard
The Canterbury Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145951 · 886/2098
Trust: Veritas Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 404 on roll
Free school meals: 51.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2018
Replaced: Pilgrims' Way Primary School and Nursery (URN 140345); Pilgrims' Way Primary School and Nursery (URN 118539)
Address: Pilgrims Way, Canterbury, CT1 1XU
Local authority: Kent · Canterbury

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources