Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding | |||
| Personal development | Outstanding | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
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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- 2026 1.9; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2025 2.0; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2024 1.9; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2023 1.9; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2022 1.5; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2021 1.9; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2020 1.7; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2019 1.5; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2018 1.7; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 1.6; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 1.9; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.8; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Kent median
Dashed bars: as Downs View Infant School (URN 118523), the previous school.
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 * | 54 | 104 | 1.9 | 48 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 * | 57 | 113 | 2.0 | 54 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 * | 68 | 132 | 1.9 | 63 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 * | 58 | 112 | 1.9 | 56 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 * | 87 | 131 | 1.5 | 76 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2021 * | 71 | 133 | 1.9 | 67 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2020 * | 90 | 152 | 1.7 | 94 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2019 * | 83 | 125 | 1.5 | 54 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2018 * | 76 | 130 | 1.7 | 56 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2017 * | 76 | 123 | 1.6 | 67 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2016 * | 90 | 170 | 1.9 | 90 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 89 | 160 | 1.8 | 73 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2014 * | 70 | 139 | 2.0 | 53 | 0.76 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Downs View Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolGood2023
- 0.1 km · KentRemains Good202364%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · KentRemains Good20222.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · KentStandards maintained20252.7applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · KentStandards maintained20253.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · KentStandards maintained20252.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · KentGood20232.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · KentGood20243.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 152637 · 886/2574
- Capacity
- 180 pupils
- Opened
- 1 September 2026
- Replaced
- Downs View Infant School (URN 118523)
- Address
- Ball Lane, Kennington, Ashford, TN25 4PJ
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources