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Great Chart Primary School

Primary

Ashford · ASHFORD · TN23 5LB www.great-chart.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
424
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 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
6 Jun 2023
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

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

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
7 Dec 2021
School inspection
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15 Mar 2016
Full inspectionOutstanding
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28 Mar 2014
Interim assessment
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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
77%
+2pp
LA
63%
England
63%
92%84%75%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
15%
+3pp
LA
10%
England
8%
26%18%10%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
95%
Would recommend
83%
Responses
23
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

95%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

95%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

96%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

22%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

100%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

74%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

91%

Q9. My child does well at this school

96%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

91%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

100%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

91%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

82%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

83%

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
87%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
37%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
422
cap. 420
482451420
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
LA AVG 20.68:1
24.724.023.3
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EAL
25%
LA AVG 13.81%
25%20%14%
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FSM eligible
17%
LA AVG 27.09%
19%17%15%
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SEN
18%
LA AVG 17.42%
18%13%8%
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Overall absence
3%
LA
6%
England
5%
5%4%3%
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Persistent absence
5%
LA
15%
England
13%
8%6%4%
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Overview

AddressHoxton Close, Singleton, ASHFORD, TN23 5LB
Telephone07706654504
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6277 spend / pupil£6190 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
2024/2577%15%422
2023/2475%12%423
2022/2375%10%+1.30-1.50+1.60420
2018/1984%26%+3.90+1.20+3.90480
2017/1885%20%+1.30+1.50+2.90481
2016/1792%20%+4.70+1.70+3.80482
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2585%52%80%17%88%42%87%87%109.0108.0107.018%
2023/2492%45%82%12%93%45%90%90%109.0108.0109.013%
2022/2385%48%78%12%88%43%87%83%109.0108.0110.014%
2018/1990%49%91%33%97%60%93%90%110.0110.0110.08%
2017/1890%37%95%32%93%38%95%95%108.0109.0109.08%
2016/1798%56%93%26%100%41%90%89%110.0109.0109.08%

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
2024/2542223.518%25%17%3%5%
2023/2442324.713%14%19%4%7%
2022/2342024.414%14%18%4%5%
2021/2242323.612%15%17%5%8%
2020/2142023.310%18%17%
2018/1948023.48%15%16%3%4%
2017/1848124.38%15%16%3%6%
2016/1748223.38%14%15%3%6%

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