OFSTED
11 June 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation 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
207
207 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
106
51.2% of pupils
Male pupils
101
48.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.8 pts
above England
School
39.6%
Ashford
24.1%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.7 pts
below England
School
10.6%
Ashford
14.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
5.3 pts
above England
School
6.3%
Ashford
3.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
70.5%
146
Any other White background
6.3%
13
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
8
African
3.4%
7
Unclassified
2.9%
6
White and Asian
2.4%
5
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
15.5%
32 of
207 pupils
5.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.1 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
40.0%
20.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
47.0%
Reading
26.8 pts below England
School
47.0%
Ashford
73.4%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Writing
0.3 pts below England
School
70.0%
Ashford
74.8%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Maths
15.0 pts below England
School
57.0%
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
6.24%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.03 pts
higher than
England
School
6.24%
Ashford
6.65%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.94%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.12 pts
higher than
England
School
16.94%
Ashford
17.11%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.55%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.26 pts
lower than
England
School
0.55%
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
98.6%
10.4 pts
above England
Goat Lees Primary School
98.6%
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.