Primary schools in Ashford

There are 41 primary schools in Ashford (Kent), teaching 11,900 pupils. Of the 40 with a score, 10 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 16 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Ashford All schools in Ashford

Pupils from low-income families24%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools10 of 40scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards3inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)29of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full21 of 40places are under pressure here

Average class size26.7one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs7schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (41)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary SchoolVoluntary · ages 5-11	429	11%	No overall grade 2025	95	90 to 98
2	Great Chart Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	424	18%	Outstanding 2023	94	89 to 97
3	Pluckley Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	82	23%	Not inspected	94	79 to 99
4	Stowting Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	106	6%	Good 2019	90	72 to 97
5	Challock Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-11	212	12%	Outstanding 2023	89	77 to 95
6	Brabourne Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 5-11	104	5%	Good 2024	87	66 to 96
7	St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	214	17%	Not inspected	82	61 to 93
8	Smarden Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	172	16%	Good 2023	76	53 to 90
9	Charing Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	199	42%	Report card 2026	67	35 to 87
10	Finberry Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	418	20%	Good 2024	66	41 to 83
11	East Stour Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	385	38%	Not inspected	65	42 to 81
12	Egerton Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	197	19%	Good 2023	64	38 to 83
13	Woodchurch Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	165	21%	Good 2023	60	32 to 82
14	Beaver Green Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	483	48%	Good 2023	56	37 to 74
15	Willesborough Infant SchoolFoundation · ages 4-7	333	14%	Good 2022	56	29 to 79
16	Aldington Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-11	198	12%	Good 2024	55	30 to 76
17	Furley Park Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	504	24%	No overall grade 2024	53	36 to 69
18	Willesborough Junior SchoolFoundation · ages 7-11	478	23%	Good 2023	50	35 to 66
19	Kingsnorth Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	419	18%	Good 2024	50	31 to 68
20	Godinton Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	417	18%	Good 2024	49	30 to 68
21	Bethersden Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	117	30%	Good 2023	41	18 to 70
22	Victoria Road Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11	210	23%	Good 2024	38	19 to 63
23	Bodsham Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	70	10%	Report card 2026	36	12 to 72
24	Hamstreet Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	222	23%	Good 2023	36	18 to 59
25	Smeeth Community Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-11	120	18%	Good 2023	34	13 to 68
26	St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, AshfordAcademy · ages 5-11	208	20%	No overall grade 2025	34	16 to 59
27	Repton Manor Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-11	420	19%	Good 2023	34	20 to 51
28	High Halden Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	105	18%	Good 2022	33	12 to 65
29	Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	418	29%	Not inspected	29	15 to 50
30	Sellindge Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	198	18%	Good 2023	29	12 to 58
31	Kennington Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 7-11	355	28%	Good 2023	27	17 to 43
32	Phoenix Community Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-11	190	54%	Good 2022	24	11 to 47
33	Mersham Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-11	140	30%	Good 2022	22	10 to 46
34	The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England/Methodist · ages 4-11	421	21%	Good 2021	19	11 to 34
35	Chilmington Green Primary SchoolFree school · ages 2-11	297	31%	Good 2022	18	7 to 43
36	Goat Lees Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-11	207	40%	Not inspected	13	5 to 31
37	The John Wallis Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 0-19	1,650	40%	Good 2024	10	7 to 14
38	Brook Community Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-11	76	30%	Good 2023	7	3 to 19
39	Ashford Oaks Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11	443	58%	Good 2023	6	3 to 10
40	John Mayne Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	94	32%	Report card 2026	1	0 to 3
	Downs View Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 4-7	–	–	Not inspected	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.