Charing Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Ashford, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
7.328 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Charing Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Ashford, Kent for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Charing 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 | 7.328 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
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 7.328 miles away, 53rd longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- 93% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
- For Reception 2026 there were 11 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 38.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent is 21.2%.
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, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Every pupil is valued for their individuality at this warm and vibrant school.”
- “They receive the help they need to thrive.”
- “This includes high-quality support in the classroom and caring staff who work with them positively.”
To improve
- “The curriculum is well sequenced, but leaders recognise in some subjects further refinement would help teachers to develop highly responsive teaching to help pupils to excel.”
- “Attendance is not yet at national averages.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 April 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) | 93% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 11 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.
- Pluckley Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Egerton Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Challock Primary School 3.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lenham Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Eastling Primary School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Goat Lees Primary School 4.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Repton Manor Primary School 4.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Godinton Primary School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published