Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Canterbury, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
17.099 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Canterbury, Kent for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 26 March 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 17.099 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 17.099 miles away, the 20th longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 saw 27 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 54% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- School Road, Ash, Canterbury, CT3 2JD
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 183 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 26 March 2025
Strengths
- “Everyone is welcomed and valued in this highly inclusive and nurturing small village school.”
- “Pupils thrive and are very happy in the calm, friendly and caring atmosphere.”
- “Pupils’ well-being is given the highest priority.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 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) | 54% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Preston Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Eastry Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Sandwich Infant School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sandwich Junior School 2.8 mi School remains Outstanding
- Wingham Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Goodnestone Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Worth Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published