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EnglandSouth EastAshfordTN24 0JUWillesborough Junior School
Primary

Willesborough Junior School

Primary

Ashford · Ashford · TN24 0JU www.willesborough-js.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
480
cap. 510
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
480
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
480
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio29.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Willesborough Junior School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
+4pp
73%66%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
11%
+5pp
12%9%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
480
Pupil : teacher ratio
29.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Highfield Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0JU
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
2024/2573%11%83%39%86%19%80%30%92%81%107.0106.0108.017%480
2023/2469%6%72%32%83%8%84%32%89%76%105.0106.0105.018%476
2022/2359%7%73%30%72%8%75%32%92%68%106.0105.0104.0-2.10-2.50-1.4012%511
2018/1971%12%81%36%80%14%85%53%83%83%107.0109.0108.0+1.20-1.30+2.8011%479
2017/1873%11%78%33%78%16%81%37%85%78%106.0106.0106.0+0.40-0.90+1.5011%474
2016/1753%8%67%16%74%23%65%18%88%58%103.0102.0102.0-1.50+0.30-1.609%478

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
2024/2548024.817%22%25%5%13%
2023/2447620.118%22%24%6%14%
2022/2351122.512%23%19%5%13%
2021/2249821.712%22%20%7%21%
2020/2150323.112%22%20%
2018/1947923.411%25%21%4%9%
2017/1847423.711%24%24%4%9%
2016/1747826.59%21%27%4%9%

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