Schools in CT3
Primary and secondary schools serving CT3, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 34,676 (2024)
CT3Postcode district · Canterbury
Schools in CT3
21 schools in CT3: 15 primary, 2 secondary and 4 other, including 4 independent. 93% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 20 that publish a capacity are 83% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent9.5%
- Good57.1%
- Needs improvement4.8%
- Not rated28.6%
The largest schools here
- Orion SpiresSecondary · ages 11–16 · 620 pupils · 83% fullGood3.7 miles · January 2023
- Barton Manor SchoolSecondary · ages 11–19 · 596 pupils · 57% fullNot rated4.8 miles
- Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 416 pupils · 99% fullGood4.1 miles · October 2023
- Pilgrims' Way Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 404 pupils · 96% fullGood4.9 miles · September 2022
- Aylesham Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 382 pupils · 91% fullGood3.4 miles · June 2023
- Junior King's SchoolOther · ages 2–14 · Independent · Faith school · 333 pupils · 86% fullNot rated4.2 miles
- Wingham Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 204 pupils · 97% fullGood0.5 miles · January 2026
- St Faith's At Ash School LimitedOther · ages 2–11 · Independent · 190 pupils · 73% fullNot rated2.7 miles
- Water Meadows Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 188 pupils · 90% fullGood3.5 miles · March 2019
- Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 183 pupils · 87% fullGood2.8 miles · September 2019
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, AyleshamPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 140 pupils · 105% fullGood3.4 miles · November 2021
- Preston Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 129 pupils · 97% fullGood2.0 miles · February 2024
- Hoath Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 106 pupils · 101% fullExcellent4.5 miles · January 2026
- Chislet Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 104 pupils · 99% fullGood4.0 miles · November 2022
- Littlebourne Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 102 pupils · 97% fullGood1.9 miles · May 2019
- Adisham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 101 pupils · 96% fullExcellent2.6 miles · November 2025
- Beech Grove SchoolOther · ages 4–19 · Independent · Faith school · 86 pupils · 72% fullNot rated3.6 miles
- Goodnestone Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 48 pupils · 69% fullGood2.2 miles · June 2024
- Nonington Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 45 pupils · 52% fullNeeds improvement3.7 miles · June 2018
- The Davenport SchoolOther · ages 5–12 · Independent · 18 pupils · 82% fullNot rated4.5 miles
- Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith schoolNot rated1.2 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.