OFSTED
28 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
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
420
420 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
206
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
214
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.0 pts
below England
School
18.8%
Ashford
24.1%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.2 pts
above England
School
20.5%
Ashford
14.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.6 pts
above England
School
2.6%
Ashford
3.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
63.3%
266
African
7.6%
32
Any other Asian background
7.1%
30
Any other White background
6.7%
28
Unclassified
3.1%
13
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
9
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
16.7%
70 of
420 pupils
4.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.2 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
67.0%
6.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Reading
3.2 pts above England
School
77.0%
Ashford
73.4%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Writing
4.7 pts above England
School
75.0%
Ashford
74.8%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Maths
4.0 pts below England
School
68.0%
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
5.53%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.69 pts
lower than
England
School
5.53%
Ashford
6.65%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.86%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.96 pts
lower than
England
School
13.86%
Ashford
17.11%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.54%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.26 pts
lower than
England
School
0.54%
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
100.0%
11.8 pts
above England
Repton Manor Primary School
100.0%
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.