Aldington Primary School

Aldington Primary School has demonstrated good overall effectiveness in its recent inspection. The school boasts a nurturing environment where pupils express pride in their school and demonstrate positive behaviors, indicating a strong community spirit. There is a shared commitment towards academic excellence, with pupils achieving well in English and mathematics. The school’s emphasis on personal development is particularly noted, reflecting its dedication to fostering strong social values and community awareness among its students. However, some gaps in learning were identified in newer curriculum subjects, which the school is actively working to address, ensuring all subjects are taught effectively to support comprehensive pupil development.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on personal development and character building.
• Pupils are proud to attend and feel safe in the school environment.
• High aspirations and excellent care for academic achievement.
• Effective teaching in reading, particularly in phonics.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities achieve well.

Areas for Improvement

• Some gaps in pupils' learning in subjects with newly implemented curriculums.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Aldington Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Aldington Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Aldington Primary School had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.1% of pupils at Aldington Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Aldington Primary School received £6,132 and spent £5,776 for each of its 198 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £134,000 (£679 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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All schools in Ashford · Kent local authority: places and applications

Aldington Primary School is part of Care Foundation Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Mersham Primary School Ashford
• Smeeth Community Primary School Ashford
• Brook Community Primary School Ashford
• Phoenix Community Primary School Ashford
• Challock Primary School Ashford

What is Aldington Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Aldington Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Aldington Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Aldington Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Aldington Primary School have?

Aldington Primary School has 198 pupils on roll.

What age range does Aldington Primary School cover?

Aldington Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Aldington Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Aldington Primary School?

Aldington Primary School is at Roman Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7EE.