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EnglandSouth EastAshfordTN27 8NDSmarden Primary School
Primary

Smarden Primary School

Primary

Ashford · Ashford · TN27 8ND www.smardenprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
175
cap. 105
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
89%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
175
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
89%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
175
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Smarden Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
89%
+29pp
89%75%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 89%
RWM higher standard
6%
+6pp
21%11%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
89%
Writing higher standard
28%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
175
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8ND
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
2024/2589%6%89%39%89%28%89%17%89%72%107.0105.0103.018%175
2023/2460%0%87%7%87%33%67%7%80%80%104.0102.0104.09%174
2022/2375%21%79%54%82%32%79%46%89%75%108.0107.0106.0+1.90+2.20+1.7010%174
2018/1988%0%88%38%100%88%88%25%88%88%109.0105.0105.0+2.40+7.70-1.5010%114
2017/1865%10%75%25%85%40%70%15%80%70%105.0102.0103.0-1.10+2.80-3.4012%118
2016/170%0%100%100%90%30%0%0%90%100%116.0Not published114.0+12.00+2.70Not applicable11%116

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
2024/2517523.118%1%15%3%4%
2023/2417423.69%2%11%4%9%
2022/2317429.310%2%11%4%8%
2021/2216121.79%1%12%5%17%
2020/2115822.311%3%9%
2018/1911430.910%1%7%4%7%
2017/1811822.712%1%7%4%5%
2016/1711629.711%1%6%4%8%

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