The Canterbury Academy
School or sixth form · Canterbury · South East
- Courses for school leavers
- 30
- Subject areas covered
- 16
- Courses listed in total
- 32
What Ofsted found
Find the report on OfstedPost-16 provision:Strong standard2026
Inspected on 6 January 2026 under the framework introduced in November 2025, which grades separate areas and gives no overall grade.
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Before that, their overall effectiveness was Requires improvement when they were inspected on 21 February 2023. That grade is from the older framework, so it is not directly comparable with the grades above.
Published by Ofsted and reused under the Open Government Licence. We show these judgements but never rank or order colleges by them: a grade from one framework cannot be set against a grade from another.
What they cover, and at what level
A filled cell means at least one course. Gaps matter: if you want Level 3 in a subject they only teach at Level 2, you would need to go elsewhere later.
| Subject | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building and construction | Offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| Business and enterprise | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Computing and IT | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Drama and dance | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| English | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Hair and beauty | Not offered | Offered | Not offered |
| Health and social care | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| History and humanities | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Hospitality and catering | Not offered | Offered | Offered |
| Languages | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Maths | Not offered | Offered | Not offered |
| Music | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Psychology and society | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Science | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Skills for life and work | Not offered | Offered | Offered |
| Sport and fitness | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Travel and tourism | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
Campuses
- The Canterbury Academy · Canterbury · CT2 8QA