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Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Nicola Hirst

location_onAshford, TN23 1ND

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

420

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Ashford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Ashford, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 417 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #307 of 424 primaries in Kent and #10,009 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 61%

Reading82% LA 74%

Writing72% LA 72%

Maths72% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading75% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading72% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.4

-1.0 to 2.3

-1.3

Write

LA -0.2

-2.9 to 0.3

1.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-0.3 to 2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading67% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.0

-1.8 to 1.3

1.3

Write

LA 0.1

-0.1 to 2.8

0.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.7 to 2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 65%

Reading73% LA 76%

Writing80% LA 80%

Maths68% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.0

-3.1 to 0.1

-0.8

Write

LA 0.4

-2.3 to 0.7

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.6 to -0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 April 2025

Inspection Report

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28 January 2020

Inspection Report

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23 June 2016

Inspection Report

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16 July 2014

Inspection Report

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08 May 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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10 June 2010

Inspection Report

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23 May 2007

Inspection Report

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11 June 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-23

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-05-08

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 417 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	420	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	418	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	419	4	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	411	3	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	410	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	422	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	415	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	420	2	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	417	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	417	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 27 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils