The Canterbury Academy

The Canterbury Academy
Type Academy
Location Knight Avenue
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 8QA
England
51°16′43″N 1°03′47″E / 51.27856°N 1.06316°E / 51.27856; 1.06316Coordinates: 51°16′43″N 1°03′47″E / 51.27856°N 1.06316°E / 51.27856; 1.06316
Local authority Kent
DfE URN 136302 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Students 1080
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–19
Website www.canterbury.kent.sch.uk

The Canterbury Academy[1] is a co-educational 11-19 academy school in Canterbury, Kent, England. It is a specialist Sports College and 15%[2] of its 1081[3] pupils are selected on musical aptitude. The school was founded as a non-selective secondary modern foundation school before gaining academy status in 2010.

Location

The school is on the London Road estate in the southwest of the city. The high school and primary school are collectively known as The Canterbury Campus.[4]

The Canterbury Adult Education Centre is now on the same site.[5]

Performance

In each year between 2003-6 the school was in the top 2% of all schools in England and Wales as measured by Contextualised Value Added.[2] In 2007, 72% of GCSE students received at least 5 A*-C grades,[6] compared to 29% in 2002.[3]

References

  1. Academy conversion information letter, Ofsted
  2. 1 2 "About The School". The Canterbury High School. 2007. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  3. 1 2 "The Canterbury High School". DCSF. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  4. "Welcome To The Canterbury Campus". The Canterbury Campus. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  5. "Kent Adult Education - Canterbury". Kent County Council. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  6. "The Canterbury High School". DCSF. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
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