Voluntary aided school · Kent

Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
183Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118745URN

School Road, Ash, Canterbury, CT3 2JD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.9 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

44 applications for 28 places · 361st of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 24 September 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
24 September 2019
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Kent median (2.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.4; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.3; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.2; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.3; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.7; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.4; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 13 years.

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	28	44	1.6	27	0.96
Sep 2025	25	35	1.4	23	0.92
Sep 2024	27	36	1.3	26	0.96
Sep 2023	24	33	1.4	24	1.00
Sep 2022	13	15	1.2	13	1.00
Sep 2021	19	31	1.6	19	1.00
Sep 2020	20	26	1.3	19	0.95
Sep 2019	13	18	1.4	12	0.92
Sep 2018	8	16	2.0	8	1.00
Sep 2017	21	31	1.5	21	1.00
Sep 2016	24	40	1.7	24	1.00
Sep 2015	19	37	2.0	18	0.95
Sep 2014	26	36	1.4	26	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 69% · Maths 69% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%316th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

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	54%	15%	102	102
2023/24	64%	5%	104	101
2022/23	48%	4%	103	101

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

Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2025

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Preston Primary School
4.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Eastry Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Kent

Good2023

3.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Sandwich Infant School
4.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place
Sandwich Junior School
4.5 km · Kent

Remains Outstanding2022

73%met the SATs standard
Wingham Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

2026

3.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Goodnestone Church of England Primary School
4.9 km · Kent

Good2024

3.2applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Worth Primary School
5.8 km · Kent

Good2024

2.9applications per place 14%met the SATs standard
Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School
6.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118745 · 886/3351
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 183 on roll
Free school meals: 24.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: School Road, Ash, Canterbury, CT3 2JD
Local authority: Kent · Dover

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