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EnglandSouth EastAshfordTN24 9LSPhoenix Community Primary School
Primary

Phoenix Community Primary School

Primary

Ashford · Ashford · TN24 9LS www.phoenix-primary.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
199
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
41%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
199
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
41%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
199
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Phoenix Community Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
41%
+1pp
73%57%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
RWM higher standard
10%
+7pp
17%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
59%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
28%
Maths expected standard
52%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
62%
SPAG expected standard
55%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
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
199
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
52%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Belmont Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9LS
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
2024/2541%10%59%21%62%28%52%17%62%55%104.0101.0103.021%199
2023/2440%3%57%10%70%30%57%10%63%60%102.0102.0103.016%205
2022/2355%17%59%21%76%28%79%17%79%69%104.0105.0105.0-0.10+4.00+1.3015%213
2018/1960%3%63%7%73%37%73%13%87%73%100.0102.0104.0-2.30+2.70-1.4015%209
2017/1873%13%83%27%80%40%83%20%80%87%106.0106.0109.0+1.60+3.60+2.2013%210
2016/1772%10%76%28%83%31%79%28%76%72%103.0103.0104.0+2.40+5.20+2.9010%204

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
2024/2519917.521%26%52%6%18%
2023/2420519.716%22%50%7%22%
2022/2321322.615%22%45%6%16%
2021/2219418.725%16%46%6%19%
2020/2120715.220%15%46%
2018/1920922.715%18%46%4%6%
2017/1821020.613%20%47%3%4%
2016/1720417.610%20%48%4%9%

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