Voluntary aided school · Kent

Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
418Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118738URN

Western Avenue, Ashford, TN23 1ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

118 applications for 56 places · 259th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

Inspection history

24 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
23 June 2016
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

118 applications · 56 places offered · 50 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.8; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.2; 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	56	118	2.1	50	0.89
Sep 2025	60	123	2.1	57	0.95
Sep 2024	60	117	2.0	58	0.97
Sep 2023	60	147	2.5	66	1.10
Sep 2022	60	122	2.0	54	0.90
Sep 2021	51	98	1.9	47	0.92
Sep 2020	60	137	2.3	78	1.30
Sep 2019	60	122	2.0	54	0.90
Sep 2018	58	88	1.5	50	0.86
Sep 2017	60	114	1.9	65	1.08
Sep 2016	60	109	1.8	48	0.80
Sep 2015	59	119	2.0	42	0.71
Sep 2014	60	132	2.2	68	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 72% · Maths 72% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%296th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	56%	2%	104	104
2023/24	58%	2%	106	103
2022/23	65%	2%	106	105

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

Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Victoria Road Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Good2024

3.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Repton Manor Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Ashford Oaks Community Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Good2023

2.2applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Godinton Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford
1.6 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Phoenix Community Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Beaver Green Primary School
2.2 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118738 · 886/3340
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 418 on roll
Free school meals: 28.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Western Avenue, Ashford, TN23 1ND
Local authority: Kent · Ashford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources