Thanington Primary School, Canterbury

We would like to hear your views on our proposal to establish a new 2 Form of Entry (FE) primary school in Thanington, Canterbury. We plan to commission this to be built on the new housing development at Cockering Road. The new primary school will provide 420 places for pupils aged 4 to 11 years and is planned to open in September 2025.

Initially we would expect the school to open as a 1FE school of 30 pupils in Year R (reception year) growing year on year. The second reception class will open at a future date as the housing development expands and houses are occupied, this is to ensure that there are not too many primary school places in Canterbury and that additional places are brought forward as demand increases.

We are responsible for ensuring there are sufficient high quality school places for all learners in the County. At the same time, we have to fulfil our other responsibilities, to raise education standards and be the champion of children and their families in securing good quality education. Our Commissioning Plan for Education Provision in Kent 2022-2026 is key to achieving our aims and identifies the need for new school provision across Kent.

Please read the consultation document for the full proposal.

Have your say

If you wish to comment on this proposal, please:

• email your views to: school.consultations@kent.gov.uk
• complete the online response form below
• fill in a hard copy response form or send a letter to Marisa White, Area Education Officer, East Kent Education Office, Brook House, Whitstable, CT5 3SS

Final date for sending in your views and comments is 19 December 2022.