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EnglandSouth EastAshfordTN26 3AHBethersden Primary School
Primary

Bethersden Primary School

Primary

Ashford · Ashford · TN26 3AH www.bethersden.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
115
cap. 140
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
115
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
115
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bethersden Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
46%
-7pp
63%53%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
15%
+15pp
15%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
54%
Writing expected standard
100%
Writing higher standard
31%
Maths expected standard
54%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
54%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
115
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
School Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AH
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
2024/2546%15%77%54%100%31%54%15%92%54%108.0102.0104.017%115
2023/2453%0%80%20%60%0%73%27%87%75%105.0103.0104.015%123
2022/2343%9%70%17%65%13%52%17%65%74%103.0100.0104.0-1.20-1.40-3.8018%131
2018/1963%8%79%29%79%17%79%21%88%67%106.0104.0104.0+0.40-2.00-1.8014%131
2017/1861%0%83%11%72%11%61%11%78%78%102.0101.0104.0-4.80-4.60-5.3012%127
2016/1759%6%82%18%76%18%71%6%94%76%106.0101.0105.0+1.60+0.40-3.9014%138

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
2024/2511516.217%4%25%4%10%
2023/2412313.615%4%28%7%24%
2022/2313113.118%5%26%6%18%
2021/2212716.520%4%23%7%21%
2020/2112014.322%5%23%
2018/1913117.514%5%22%5%10%
2017/1812717.012%9%18%5%9%
2016/1713815.714%16%24%7%19%

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