Smarden Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Ashford, Kent
Smarden Primary School is a primary school in Ashford, Kent for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 May 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8ND
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 172 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 May 2023
Strengths
- “All at Smarden Primary have the highest aspirations and ambition for all their pupils.”
- “Pupils benefit from this ambition and the thorough approach to everything in school.”
- “They are happy and do well in their academic and wider development.”
To improve
- “Currently, not all learning is planned from the very beginning of school.”
- “In these cases, pupils are not as well prepared for their next steps as they could be.”
- “This is not fully embedded across the whole curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 July 2023 (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) | 89% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 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 applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Bethersden Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Pluckley Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- John Mayne Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Egerton Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Headcorn Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- High Halden Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Frittenden Church of England Primary School 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published