OFSTED
6 December 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
297
287 full-time ·
10 part-time
Female pupils
132
44.4% of pupils
Male pupils
165
55.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.5 pts
above England
School
30.3%
Ashford
24.1%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.8 pts
below England
School
19.5%
Ashford
14.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Ashford
3.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
56.2%
167
African
17.5%
52
Any other White background
5.7%
17
Any other Asian background
5.1%
15
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
15
Any other Black background
3.0%
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
31.0%
92 of
297 pupils
10.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
above
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
46.0%
14.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
Ashford
73.4%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Writing
7.3 pts below England
School
63.0%
Ashford
74.8%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
58.0%
Maths
14.0 pts below England
School
58.0%
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
6.43%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.21 pts
higher than
England
School
6.43%
Ashford
6.65%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.64%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.83 pts
higher than
England
School
18.64%
Ashford
17.11%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.85%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.96 pts
lower than
England
School
0.85%
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
70.7%
17.5 pts
below England
Chilmington Green Primary School
70.7%
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.