Community school · Kent

Ashford Oaks Community Primary School

2–11Ages
443Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135125URN

Oak Tree Road, Ashford, TN23 4QR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

108 applications for 49 places · 229th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

34%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

108 applications · 49 places offered · 45 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.8; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.4; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 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	49	108	2.2	45	0.92
Sep 2025	60	119	2.0	49	0.82
Sep 2024	60	137	2.3	62	1.03
Sep 2023	47	96	2.0	45	0.96
Sep 2022	59	96	1.6	58	0.98
Sep 2021	56	89	1.6	40	0.71
Sep 2020	58	89	1.5	47	0.81
Sep 2019	60	100	1.7	49	0.82
Sep 2018	60	105	1.8	60	1.00
Sep 2017	60	102	1.7	41	0.68
Sep 2016	60	108	1.8	52	0.87
Sep 2015	59	131	2.2	63	1.07
Sep 2014	60	143	2.4	67	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 54% · Maths 43% → all three 34% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard34%406th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard43%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard7%

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	34%	5%	103	102
2023/24	30%	0%	103	100
2022/23	27%	2%	101	98

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 Oaks Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford
0.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Beaver Green Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Victoria Road Primary School
1.0 km · Kent

Good2024

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

Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2021

2.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Godinton Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135125 · 886/3909
Capacity: 420 pupils · 443 on roll
Free school meals: 57.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2008
Address: Oak Tree Road, Ashford, TN23 4QR
Local authority: Kent · Ashford

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