OFSTED
11 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
429
429 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
228
53.1% of pupils
Male pupils
201
46.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.4 pts
below England
School
11.4%
Ashford
24.1%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.5 pts
below England
School
13.8%
Ashford
14.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Ashford
3.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.6%
320
Any other White background
6.3%
27
Any other Mixed background
4.9%
21
White and Asian
3.0%
13
Chinese
1.9%
8
Indian
1.9%
8
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
15.4%
66 of
429 pupils
5.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.4 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
81.0%
20.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Reading
18.2 pts above England
School
92.0%
Ashford
73.4%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Writing
21.7 pts above England
School
92.0%
Ashford
74.8%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Maths
12.0 pts above England
School
84.0%
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
4.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.66 pts
lower than
England
School
4.56%
Ashford
6.65%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.23%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.58 pts
lower than
England
School
9.23%
Ashford
17.11%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.26%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.54 pts
lower than
England
School
0.26%
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
102.1%
14.0 pts
above England
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School
102.1%
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.