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EnglandSouth EastAshfordTN25 6NUMersham Primary School
Primary

Mersham Primary School

Primary

Ashford · Ashford · TN25 6NU www.mersham.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
171
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
171
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
171
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/02/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio13.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Mersham Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
52%
+17pp
63%49%35%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
7%
-3pp
23%14%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
66%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
62%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
103.0
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
171
Pupil : teacher ratio
13.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Church Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NU
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
2024/2552%7%69%28%66%7%62%17%79%76%103.0102.0104.016%171
2023/2435%10%68%39%65%16%35%13%77%65%106.099.0103.011%178
2022/2350%23%81%38%77%27%58%38%85%62%106.0103.0103.0-0.90+1.60-1.9011%181
2018/1962%4%69%27%85%23%69%23%77%73%104.0102.0105.0+0.00+1.30-2.507%191
2017/1863%10%70%30%73%20%67%17%73%60%104.0102.0104.0-1.40-1.50-2.907%203
2016/1753%9%56%31%75%25%63%13%81%72%104.0101.0104.0-2.00-1.20-4.306%190

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
2024/2517121.116%11%25%5%9%
2023/2417819.811%12%22%5%9%
2022/2318120.611%10%16%5%10%
2021/2217818.210%6%16%4%6%
2020/2118316.88%2%13%
2018/1919120.97%1%11%3%3%
2017/1820322.37%2%11%4%5%
2016/1719022.66%1%6%4%6%

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