The Echelford Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Ashford, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Echelford Primary School is a primary school in Ashford, Surrey for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
The Echelford 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as at 141 of the 254 other Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 54 first-choice applications for 59 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Park Road, Ashford, TW15 1EX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 612 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils show incredible pride in their school.”
- “They enthuse about their learning and wider opportunities.”
- “Pupils are prepared well for their next educational steps and for life beyond school.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, these adaptations do not support pupils to further improve their handwriting and writing composition.”
- “There are a few occasions where these adjustments could be more precise in the way they support pupils with their writing.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2026 (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) | 74% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 54 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 Surrey.
- Ashford CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Meadhurst Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Clarendon Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kenyngton Manor Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashford Park Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published