Schools and Education in Hales Place

There are 60 schools within 5 miles of Hales Place town centre, including 27 primary and 10 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 97% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Riverside Children's Centre (Canterbury), Blean Primary School and Herne Church of England Junior School. Parents should note that 1 school has a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
60
Primary
27
Secondary
10
Good / Outstanding
97%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

6
31
Outstanding (6) Good (31) Requires Improvement (1) Not yet inspected (22)
Riverside Children's Centre (Canterbury) 0.7 miles Kingsmead Road, Canterbury, CT2 7PH Inspected: 11 July 2012 Blean Primary School Primary 1.1 miles Whitstable Road, Blean, Canterbury, CT2 9ED Inspected: 12 May 2022 Herne Church of England Junior School Primary 4.7 miles School Lane, Herne, Herne Bay, CT6 7AL Inspected: 06 December 2023 Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.7 miles Palmer Close, Herne, Herne Bay, CT6 7AH Inspected: 12 November 2021 Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School Primary 4.9 miles High Street, Whitstable, CT5 1AY Inspected: 31 January 2023 Hernhill Church of England Primary School Primary 5 miles Hernhill, Faversham, ME13 9JG Inspected: 26 April 2024
The Archbishop's School Secondary 92 yards St. Stephen's Hill, Canterbury, CT2 7AP Inspected: 19 January 2024 St Stephen's Infant School Primary 0.2 miles Hales Drive, St Stephen's, Canterbury, CT2 7AB Inspected: 29 February 2024 St Stephen's Junior School Primary 0.2 miles Hales Drive, St Stephens, Canterbury, CT2 7AD Inspected: 28 April 2023 University of Kent 0.3 miles Giles Lane, Canterbury, CT2 7NZ Inspected: 08 August 2024 Bemix 0.5 miles Brockenhurst Close, Unit 44, Canterbury, CT2 7FG Inspected: 16 June 2022 St Johns Church of England Primary School Primary 0.9 miles St. John's Place, Northgate, Canterbury, CT1 1BD Inspected: 08 March 2024 St Peter's Methodist Primary School Primary 1 miles St. Peter's Grove, Canterbury, CT1 2DH Inspected: 16 December 2024 St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury Primary 1 miles Military Road, Canterbury, CT1 1NE Inspected: 16 June 2023 Haven Nook 1.2 miles Castle Street, Castle Street, Kent, CT1 2QD Inspected: 02 February 2026 Canterbury Christ Church University 1.2 miles Monastery Street, Canterbury, CT1 1QU Inspected: 04 April 2022 The Canterbury Primary School Primary 1.4 miles City View, Franklyn Road, Canterbury, CT2 8PT Inspected: 02 February 2023 Parkside Community Foundation Primary School Primary 1.4 miles Tennyson Avenue, Canterbury, CT1 1EP Inspected: 22 June 2023 Barton Court Grammar School Secondary 1.4 miles Longport, Canterbury, CT1 1PH Inspected: 17 December 2024 The Orchard School 1.6 miles Cambridge Road, Canterbury, CT1 3QQ Inspected: 29 November 2021 Little Hands Children's Centre 1.7 miles Hollowmede, Wincheap, Canterbury, CT1 3SD Inspected: 14 June 2012 Wincheap Foundation Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Hollowmede, Canterbury, CT1 3SD Inspected: 04 February 2022 St Nicholas' School 1.7 miles Holm Oak Close, Nunnery Fields, Canterbury, CT1 3JJ Inspected: 18 March 2024 Newingate School 1.7 miles New Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3DT Inspected: 10 June 2024 Pilgrims' Way Primary School Primary 1.9 miles Pilgrims Way, Canterbury, CT1 1XU Inspected: 20 October 2022 Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School Secondary 2.2 miles Old Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3EW Inspected: 09 November 2023 St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury Secondary 2.4 miles Old Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3EN Inspected: 12 October 2023 Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Conyngham Lane, Bridge, Canterbury, CT4 5JX Inspected: 14 November 2023 Water Meadows Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Shaftesbury Road, Hersden, Canterbury, CT3 4HS Inspected: 05 March 2025 Littlebourne Church of England Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Jubilee Road, Littlebourne, Canterbury, CT3 1XS Inspected: 15 November 2024 The Whitstable School Secondary 4.3 miles Bellevue Road, Whitstable, CT5 1PX Inspected: 25 April 2024 Briary Children's Centre 4.5 miles Greenhill Road (West), Herne Bay, CT6 7RS Inspected: 23 February 2012 Joy Lane Primary Foundation School Primary 4.6 miles Joy Lane, Whitstable, CT5 4LT Inspected: 11 June 2024 St Alphege Church of England Infant School Primary 4.7 miles Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DA Inspected: 04 July 2024 Swalecliffe Community Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Bridgefield Road, Swalecliffe, Whitstable, CT5 2PH Inspected: 18 October 2023 Whitstable Junior School Primary 4.8 miles Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DB Inspected: 09 June 2025 Herne Bay High School Secondary 4.9 miles Bullockstone Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7NS Inspected: 21 September 2022
The Canterbury Academy Secondary 1.2 miles Knight Avenue, Canterbury, CT2 8QA Inspected: 12 July 2023
St Edmund's School Canterbury 0.7 miles St. Thomas Hill, Canterbury, CT2 8HU Kent College (Canterbury) 0.9 miles Whitstable Road, Canterbury, CT2 9DT Kent College International Study Centre 0.9 miles Whitstable Road, Canterbury, CT2 9DT The King's School Canterbury 1 miles Broad Street, Canterbury, CT1 2ES Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School 1.6 miles Faulkners Lane, Canterbury, Canterbury, CT2 9AQ Barton Manor School Secondary 1.8 miles Spring Lane, Canterbury, CT1 1SU The Worthgate School 1.9 miles New Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3LQ Inspected: 09 June 2008 Junior King's School 2 miles Mill Road, Sturry, Canterbury, CT2 0AY Sturry Church of England Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Park View, Sturry, Canterbury, CT2 0NR Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys Secondary 2.3 miles Langton Lane, Nackington Road, Canterbury, CT4 7AS Orion Spires Secondary 3.4 miles Bredlands Lane, Sturry, Canterbury, CT2 0HD Inspected: 02 March 2023 The Tina Rintoul Children's Centre 3.9 miles Shaftesbury Road, Shaftesbury Road, Canterbury, CT3 4HS Apple Tree Children's Centre 4.1 miles Shalmsford Street, Shalmsford Street, Canterbury, CT4 7QN Chartham Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Shalmsford Street, Chartham, Canterbury, CT4 7QN The Far Academy CIC 4.4 miles Harvey Drive, Harvey Drive, Whitstable, CT5 3QT The FAR Academy 4.4 miles Harvey Drive, Harvey Drive, Whitsable, CT5 3QT Thornden Wood Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Greenhill Road (West), Herne Bay, CT6 7RS Inspected: 22 March 2024 Joy Lane Children's Centre 4.6 miles Joy Lane, Joy Lane, Whitstable, CT5 4LT Hoath Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Church Road, Hoath, Canterbury, CT3 4LA Inspected: 03 March 2022 Swalecliffe Children's Centre 4.7 miles Bridgefield Road, Whitstable, CT5 2PH Inspected: 10 June 2011 Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Wickham Court Lane, Wickhambreaux, Canterbury, CT3 1RN St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable Primary 4.9 miles Northwood Road, Whitstable, CT5 2EY