East Stour Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Ashford, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.415 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
East Stour Primary School is a primary school in Ashford, Kent for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 8 January 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
East Stour 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 | 1.415 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 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 75% was the 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent that have results.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.415 miles away, 144th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 38.2%, against a middle figure of 23.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
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
- Earlsworth Road, South Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0DW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 385 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 8 January 2025
Strengths
- “Inclusivity and acceptance drive every aspect of this school.”
- “The school welcomes all pupils, and they flourish in the culture of care and kindness.”
- “Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) feel valued and included.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 February 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) | 75% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 44 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.
- Finberry Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Willesborough Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Willesborough Infant School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Victoria Road Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Furley Park Primary Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published