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EnglandSouth EastAshfordTN23 1NDAshford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary

Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Primary

Ashford · Ashford · TN23 1ND www.st-marys-ashford.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
417
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
417
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
417
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
56%
-2pp
65%61%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
12%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
417
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
29%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Western Avenue, Ashford, TN23 1ND
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2556%2%82%28%72%2%72%18%82%65%104.0104.0103.013%417
2023/2458%2%75%36%64%2%71%15%69%59%106.0103.0103.012%418
2022/2365%2%72%38%72%3%78%30%80%72%106.0105.0104.0+0.60-1.30+1.2011%420
2018/1960%12%67%18%82%17%78%28%97%70%103.0104.0104.0-0.20+1.30+0.7011%419
2017/1864%12%73%27%80%20%68%20%81%68%104.0103.0105.0-1.50-0.80-2.208%415
2016/1761%10%68%31%78%20%78%19%90%80%104.0103.0105.0+0.30+0.80-0.407%417

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
2024/2541723.013%29%28%5%14%
2023/2441820.012%27%28%6%17%
2022/2342021.611%25%25%8%22%
2021/2241721.17%22%31%7%20%
2020/2141921.79%20%29%
2018/1941922.911%16%24%4%10%
2017/1841523.18%15%23%4%10%
2016/1741720.97%14%23%4%6%

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