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Ashford Oaks Community Primary School

Primary

Ashford · Ashford · TN23 4QR http://www.ashfordoaks.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
443
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
28 Mar 2023
Good

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
31 Oct 2017
Short inspection
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8 May 2013
Full inspectionGood
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13 Dec 2011
Monitoring visit
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Ashford. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
34%
+4pp
LA
63%
England
63%
50%39%27%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
5%
+5pp
LA
10%
England
8%
7%4%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
54%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
54%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
43%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
57%
SPAG expected standard
36%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
11%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
443
cap. 420
467453439
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
LA AVG 20.68:1
20.917.514.2
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EAL
18%
LA AVG 13.81%
19%17%15%
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FSM eligible
57%
LA AVG 27.09%
58%54%50%
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SEN
33%
LA AVG 17.42%
33%25%17%
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Overall absence
8%
LA
6%
England
5%
9%7%4%
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Persistent absence
26%
LA
15%
England
13%
33%22%10%
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Overview

AddressOak Tree Road, Ashford, TN23 4QR
Telephone01223631259
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£8498 spend / pupil£8337 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2534%5%443
2023/2430%0%455
2022/2327%2%-3.80-3.40-5.30460
2018/1947%2%-0.70-1.40-0.10448
2017/1850%7%-0.50-2.60-1.80467
2016/1739%4%-0.50-2.20-1.10439
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2554%16%54%7%43%7%57%36%103.0102.0101.033%
2023/2462%13%43%0%48%7%58%57%103.0100.0101.018%
2022/2352%15%33%3%45%3%72%43%101.098.099.023%
2018/1955%12%57%5%68%10%72%73%101.0103.0104.026%
2017/1865%23%60%13%67%13%73%65%104.0103.0105.022%
2016/1763%16%51%7%61%16%77%63%103.0102.0103.017%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544318.533%18%57%8%26%
2023/2445518.018%18%58%9%33%
2022/2346014.223%15%54%8%28%
2021/2245619.725%15%54%8%27%
2020/2144020.931%15%55%
2018/1944819.126%17%51%5%15%
2017/1846719.022%19%50%5%12%
2016/1743916.017%18%51%4%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.