Mill Lane, Preston, Canterbury, Kent CT3 1HB
10 reasons to choose Preston Primary School
Top line
Preston Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Canterbury and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Preston Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school is federated with Wingham Primary School in The Federation of Preston and Wingham Primary Schools. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply an Outstanding rating for the school in its last (2025) inspection.
Average class size
Preston Primary School has five mixed-age classes and an average class size of 22 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Preston Primary School ranks in the top 22% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 6% of schools.
The Preston Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately, but thematically, with some cross-curricular linking and projects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Preston Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Preston Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Preston Primary School
St Faith’s Prep School (3.7 miles); <a href="https://staging.schoolsmith.co.uk/school/The King’s School Canterbury, Junior King’s (6.6 miles); Northbourne Park School (7.9 miles).
Sandwich Junior School (5.2 miles); Eastry Church of England Primary School (6.8 miles); Herne Church of England Junior School (7.3 miles).
The King’s School Canterbury (8.2 miles); St Edmund’s School, Canterbury (9.7 miles); Kent College Canterbury (9.8 miles).
Sir Roger Manwood’s School (7 miles); Barton Court Grammar School (7.6 miles); Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School (8.5 miles).