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St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
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St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury

Canterbury, United Kingdom
9 Reviews
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Rating Breakdown

Based on published reviews
Safety & Security 2.5
Teaching Quality 2.6
Communication 3.0
Student Wellbeing 2.5
Facilities 2.9

School Workforce

Teacher and staff information • 2024-2025

Note: These figures are estimated based on national averages. Actual school-level data not yet available.
17.0:1
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Excellent
65.1
Teachers (FTE)

Estimated workforce data based on GIAS enrollment and national average ratios. Academic year 2024-2025.

Secondary School Results (Key Stage 4)

Exam performance data • 2023-2024

42.4
Attainment 8
Average grade across 8 subjects
-0.02
Progress 8
Below average
34.6%
English & Maths 9-5
Strong pass in both
63.1%
English & Maths 9-4
Standard pass in both

Additional Information

18.4% entered EBacc
9.5% achieved EBacc
179 pupils in cohort

Data from DfE Performance Tables for academic year 2023-2024. Published January 2024. View full performance tables

Reviews 9

P
Parent
Parent Nov 1, 2024
1.0

"Don’t do it"

There were many lovely teachers, however the majority were very power hungry.

Remember, just because you have a degree doesn’t give you a right to tell me what I can say or when I can go to the toilet.

They are lots of reviews that talk about bullying, I always found this was from the teachers rather than the students. Teachers loved singling out the quiet kids and making them feel like sh*t.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 2/5
P
Parent
Parent Aug 27, 2023
1.0

"st asnelms"

bit of a poor school
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent
Parent May 23, 2023
1.0

"A safety HAZARD. Should be closed for improvement "

Half of the teachers can’t teach or control classes of students. The safety is the worst by far having ambulances and air ambulances exedra arrive at the school because they decided to put barbed wire around the school. Teachers had been reported for harassment of sexual and non sexual nature but they haven’t taken any actions against these teachers
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 2/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent
Parent Apr 24, 2023
2.0

"Food is bad"

There is hair in my child’s food and when he went to ask for a refund they got moody and it cost 2.50 last of my child’s money on there
Safety & Wellbeing 3/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 3/5
P
Parent
Parent Jan 31, 2023
3.0

"Use to be good"

3 stars as a student I do not feel welcome in the school I use to but the place what make me calm the 1 person there who dose not make me feel welcome here and changes a lot for me I try to be calm but never can
Safety & Wellbeing 4/5
Teaching & Learning 4/5
Communication 4/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 5/5
P
Parent
Parent Jan 28, 2023
4.0

"One of the best"

This school has the best staff and the support in this school is better then any but do give a lot of homework to year 7 very strict and deal with bullying very fast did see 2 teacher kissing out side of school
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 5/5
P
Parent
Parent Jan 4, 2022
1.0

"What a great experience from my 5 years here!"

Teachers left it too late for me. It wasn't made easier when the year I took my GCSE's was one of the worst years of my life. There was probably one or two good teachers. No post failure support. 6th form was a nightmare. Bullying if you're assosciated with the wrong people and detentions for the worst reasons. The only highlight was waiting in the bus lines to go home.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 3/5
P
Parent
Parent Nov 24, 2020
4.0

"Okay... I guess"

Excellent in terms of staff and support. However the majority of students have the same IQ as a fly.
Safety & Wellbeing 4/5
Teaching & Learning 4/5
Communication 4/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 3/5
P
Parent
Parent Sep 14, 2020
5.0

"Excellent school"

Excellent school. All members of staff really care for the children. School is supportive and builds on each child's strengths.
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 5/5
Facilities 5/5

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