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EnglandSouth EastAshfordTN23 4RBSt Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford
Primary

St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford

Primary

Ashford · Ashford · TN23 4RB www.st-simon.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
212
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
49%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
49%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 30/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
40%
-40pp
80%60%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
57%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
53%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
212
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
49%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Noakes Meadow, Ashford, TN23 4RB
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
2024/2540%0%57%30%63%3%60%17%70%53%104.0102.0103.020%212
2023/2480%7%83%50%83%10%83%30%87%80%108.0106.0110.019%208
2022/2368%0%75%14%79%0%89%39%93%86%104.0107.0107.0-0.90-0.20+2.7015%209
2018/1953%0%70%17%80%7%73%7%87%77%104.0103.0104.0-1.40-1.60-2.4010%208
2017/1871%6%87%23%87%19%81%19%90%90%106.0104.0107.0-2.10-0.80-1.80211
2016/1773%0%87%10%80%7%83%17%83%70%103.0104.0104.0+0.00-0.40+0.906%211

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
2024/2521220.620%49%20%5%10%
2023/2420820.019%50%19%4%8%
2022/2320918.315%50%19%4%8%
2021/2220719.314%50%19%4%7%
2020/2120319.613%51%19%
2018/1920819.110%50%20%3%3%
2017/1818.44%5%
2016/1721123.16%48%21%4%8%

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