OFSTED
10 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
20 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
12 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Kent
Trust
THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
199
178 full-time ·
21 part-time
Female pupils
96
48.2% of pupils
Male pupils
103
51.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.9 pts
above England
School
38.7%
Ashford
24.1%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.3 pts
below England
School
6.0%
Ashford
14.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Ashford
3.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
70.9%
141
Unclassified
11.6%
23
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
8
Gypsy / Roma
3.5%
7
Any other White background
2.5%
5
Any other ethnic group
2.0%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
33.2%
66 of
199 pupils
12.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
93.0%
32.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Reading
19.2 pts above England
School
93.0%
Ashford
73.4%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Writing
22.7 pts above England
School
93.0%
Ashford
74.8%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Maths
21.0 pts above England
School
93.0%
Ashford
67.8%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.60%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.38 pts
higher than
England
School
7.60%
Ashford
6.65%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.25%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.44 pts
higher than
England
School
29.25%
Ashford
17.11%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.68%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.12 pts
lower than
England
School
0.68%
Ashford
2.35%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
142.1%
54.0 pts
above England
Charing Church of England Primary School
142.1%
Ashford
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.