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Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Details

Age Range4-11 years
GenderMixed
TypeMaintained school, Voluntary aided school
Religious CharacterChurch of England
Local AuthorityKent
AddressWestern Avenue, TN23 1ND
School Websitewww.st-marys-ashford.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone1233625531
URN118738

School Census

Total 420
Girls/Boys 205/215
Girls/Boys Ratio 48.8%/51.2%
% pupils where English not first language 25.0%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals 105
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support 9.8%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 23/06/2016 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.

Start DateOfsted Rating
23/06/2016 Good
08/05/2014 Requires improvement
Inspection Date 23/06/2016
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Good
Inspection Date 08/05/2014
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Requires improvement
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Inspection DateInspection TypeInspection Report
23 April 2025School inspectionView
28 January 2020School inspectionView
23 June 2016Full inspection: GoodView
16 July 2014Monitoring visitView
08 May 2014Full inspection: Requires ImprovementView
15 January 2013Interim assessmentView
10 June 2010Full inspection: GoodView
23 May 2007Full inspection: GoodView
11 June 2001Full inspectionView

Primary Results

Primary Results 2024
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard58%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard2%
Reading106
Maths103
Reading Progress-
Writing Progress-
Maths Progress-
Primary Results 2023
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard65
Pupils achieving at a higher standard2
Reading106
Maths105
Reading Progress0.6
Writing Progress-1.3
Maths Progress1.2
Primary Results 2019
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard60%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard12%
Reading103
Maths104
Reading Progress-0.2
Writing Progress1.3
Maths Progress0.7
Primary Results 2018
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard64%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard12%
Reading104
Maths103
Reading Progress-1.5
Writing Progress-0.8
Maths Progress-2.2

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers 1.05%
Total Applications117
As First Preference58
As second preference34
As third preference25
Total Offers Made60
first preference offers55
second preference offers5
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.10%
Total Applications147
As First Preference66
As second preference43
As third preference38
Total Offers Made60
first preference offers60
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.04%
Total Applications122
As First Preference54
As second preference36
As third preference32
Total Offers Made60
first preference offers52
second preference offers8
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications98
As First Preference47
As second preference29
As third preference22
Total Offers Made51
first preference offers47
second preference offers3
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.39%
Total Applications137
As First Preference78
As second preference32
As third preference27
Total Offers Made60
first preference offers56
second preference offers4
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.12%
Total Applications122
As First Preference54
As second preference31
As third preference37
Total Offers Made60
first preference offers48
second preference offers7
third preference offers5
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications88
As First Preference50
As second preference23
As third preference14
Total Offers Made58
first preference offers50
second preference offers3
third preference offers1
First preference v Offers 1.10%
Total Applications114
As First Preference65
As second preference29
As third preference20
Total Offers Made60
first preference offers59
second preference offers1
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications109
As First Preference48
As second preference38
As third preference22
Total Offers Made60
first preference offers48
second preference offers8
third preference offers3
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications119
As First Preference42
As second preference36
As third preference41
Total Offers Made59
first preference offers42
second preference offers4
third preference offers4
First preference v Offers 1.21%
Total Applications132
As First Preference68
As second preference41
As third preference23
Total Offers Made60
first preference offers56
second preference offers4
third preference offers0

Ethnicity

time period 2023-24
white british ethnic origin
58.9%
any other white background ethnic origin
8.6%
any other asian background ethnic origin
7.9%
african ethnic origin
7.9%
white and black african ethnic origin
2.9%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin
2.4%
any other mixed background ethnic origin
2.4%
indian ethnic origin
2.4%
pakistani ethnic origin
1.7%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin
1.4%
white and asian ethnic origin
1%
chinese ethnic origin
1%
time period 2022-23
white british ethnic origin
59.8%
any other asian background ethnic origin
9.3%
african ethnic origin
8.3%
any other white background ethnic origin
8.1%
indian ethnic origin
3.3%
any other mixed background ethnic origin
2.6%
white and black african ethnic origin
2.1%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin
1.4%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin
1%
pakistani ethnic origin
0.7%
caribbean ethnic origin
0.7%
chinese ethnic origin
0.7%

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(0.17 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

(0.27 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

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Victoria Road Primary School

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Ofsted Rating: Good

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The T3 School

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Ofsted Rating: NaN

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Ashford School

(0.57 mi)

Ofsted Rating: None

Age: 0-18, Gender: Mixed

Address: East Hill, , TN24 8PB