St Faith's At Ash School Limited
St Faith's At Ash School Limited is an independent school in Canterbury for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 190 pupils and room for 260.
5 The Street, Ash, Canterbury, CT3 2HH01304 813409stfaithsprep.comMrs Helen Coombs headmasterAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 190 | 239 | 232 | 228 | 237 | 230 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 5% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 150 m | 183 | Good 2019 | 27 | Compare |
| The Davenport School | Independent | 2.2 miles | 18 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Preston Primary School | Council | 2.6 miles | 129 | No overall grade 2025 | 89 | Compare |
| Eastry Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.6 miles | 150 | Good 2023 | 36 | Compare |
| Sandwich Infant School | Academy | 2.7 miles | 99 | Good 2024 | 75 | Compare |
| Wingham Primary School | Council | 2.7 miles | 204 | Report card 2026 | 59 | Compare |
| Sandwich Junior School | Council | 2.8 miles | 222 | Outstanding 2022 | 92 | Compare |
| Sandwich Technology School | Academy | 2.8 miles | 1,104 | Report card 2026 | 2 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Faith's At Ash School Limited a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Faith's At Ash School Limited yet.
How many pupils does St Faith's At Ash School Limited have?
190 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 260 places, so it is 73% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 5 The Street, Ash, Canterbury, CT3 2HH
- Telephone
- 01304 813409
- Website
- www.stfaithsprep.com
- Headmaster
- Mrs Helen Coombs
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Little Stour & Ashstone
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 28 October 1987
- URN
- 119008 · LAESTAB 8866059 · UKPRN 10075226
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.