Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Ashford, Kent
Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Ashford, Kent for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 24 April 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Western Avenue, Ashford, TN23 1ND
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 418 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 24 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this wonderfully warm and welcoming school.”
- “They embody the school vision to ‘shine as lights in the world’.”
- “From the early years, children learn how to act according to the school’s values, including respect, forgiveness and compassion.”
To improve
- “The school is aware of the need to further deepen and check pupils’ understanding of what they learn.”
- “However, pupils cannot recall the key information and vocabulary from previous lessons consistently.”
- “In addition, sometimes teachers do not check pupils’ understanding as systematically as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 56% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 50 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 50 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Kent published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Victoria Road Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Repton Manor Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Godinton Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Phoenix Community Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beaver Green Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published