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Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School

Primary

Ashford · Ashford · TN25 5EA www.ladyj.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
429
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
11 Feb 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

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

Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
4 Feb 2015
Full inspectionOutstanding
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15 Jan 2009
Full inspectionOutstanding
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8 Jun 2006
Full inspectionOutstanding
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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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
81%
+11pp
LA
63%
England
63%
85%78%70%
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RWM higher
30%
+13pp
LA
10%
England
8%
30%24%17%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
92%
Writing higher standard
44%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
98%
SPAG expected standard
86%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
38%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
424
cap. 420
426415403
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Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
LA AVG 20.68:1
23.821.719.6
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EAL
14%
LA AVG 13.81%
14%10%5%
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FSM eligible
13%
LA AVG 27.09%
13%9%5%
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SEN
17%
LA AVG 17.42%
17%11%5%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%3%
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Persistent absence
9%
LA
15%
England
13%
19%11%3%
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Overview

AddressBridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5EA
Telephone01233812781
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
Religious characterNone

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Finance£6286 spend / pupil£6452 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
2024/2581%30%424
2023/2470%17%410
2022/2385%22%+3.00+2.90+2.00418
2018/1978%19%+1.30+0.80-1.10426
2017/1884%18%+3.00+0.50-0.30420
2016/1772%18%+0.50-0.70-1.90426
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2592%47%92%44%84%41%98%86%109.0107.0108.017%
2023/2489%41%88%28%75%31%94%80%107.0105.0107.015%
2022/2393%54%90%36%90%37%95%90%110.0108.0108.013%
2018/1986%48%94%32%81%32%94%86%109.0107.0110.06%
2017/1894%56%94%31%87%32%92%92%110.0106.0111.05%
2016/1780%48%89%25%80%26%95%89%108.0105.0109.07%

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
2024/2542419.617%14%13%5%9%
2023/2441021.615%12%12%5%12%
2022/2341821.013%12%12%6%15%
2021/2240621.09%9%10%6%19%
2020/2140320.77%7%7%
2018/1942623.56%5%6%4%4%
2017/1842023.85%5%4%4%5%
2016/1742622.87%6%6%3%3%

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