Foundation school · Kent

Mersham Primary School

4–11Ages
140Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118377URN

Church Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.1 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

70 applications for 20 places · 43rd of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 27 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 July 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
23 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Kent median (2.4) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

70 applications · 20 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 3.5; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.6; Kent median median 2.3
2024 4.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 5.7; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.2; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.5; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.8; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.1; Kent median median 2.3

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	70	3.5	13	0.65
Sep 2025	15	54	3.6	8	0.53
Sep 2024	20	79	4.0	18	0.90
Sep 2023	10	57	5.7	10	1.00
Sep 2022	21	46	2.2	21	1.00
Sep 2021	27	55	2.0	22	0.81
Sep 2020	18	58	3.2	16	0.89
Sep 2019	28	57	2.0	22	0.79
Sep 2018	23	64	2.8	20	0.87
Sep 2017	24	59	2.5	21	0.88
Sep 2016	30	84	2.8	29	0.97
Sep 2015	26	78	3.0	21	0.81
Sep 2014	29	61	2.1	25	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 66% · Maths 62% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%328th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	7%	103	102
2023/24	35%	10%	106	99
2022/23	50%	23%	106	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Mersham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Smeeth Community Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Good2023

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Finberry Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Aldington Primary School
3.1 km · Kent

Good2024

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Willesborough Junior School
3.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

73%met the SATs standard
Willesborough Infant School
3.2 km · Kent

Good2022

1.4applications per place
East Stour Primary School
3.5 km · Kent

Improved significantly2025

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Furley Park Primary Academy
3.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Brook Community Primary School
4.4 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118377 · 886/2285
Trust: CARE Foundation Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 140 on roll
Free school meals: 30.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NU
Local authority: Kent · Ashford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources