Ashford Park Primary School

Ashford Park Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspection categories. The school fosters an inclusive and supportive environment, where all pupils, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, are encouraged to participate fully and achieve their potential. Their high expectations are instilled in students from the onset, promoting a culture of pride and accomplishment. The curriculum is ambitious and seeks to provide a broad range of learning experiences, supported by effective teaching practices and professional development for staff.

Strengths

• Inclusive environment where all pupils feel well cared for
• High expectations set for student achievement
• Strong focus on reading, with effective phonics instruction
• Positive and respectful behaviour among pupils
• Engaging curriculum that incorporates a variety of subjects
• Effective support for pupils with additional needs
• Strong leadership and management across the school

Areas for Improvement

• Persistent absence rates are too high for some pupil groups
• Curriculum refinement needed in a small number of subjects

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 Ashford Park Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.4% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Ashford Park 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 Ashford Park Primary School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.0% 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, 6.8% of pupils at Ashford Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 25 pupils.

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 Ashford Park Primary School received £7,559 and spent £7,332 for each of its 645 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,136,000 (£1,761 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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What is Ashford Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ashford Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Ashford Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ashford Park Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Ashford Park Primary School have?

Ashford Park Primary School has 645 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ashford Park Primary School cover?

Ashford Park Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ashford Park Primary School?

Ashford Park Primary School is at Station Crescent, Ashford, Surrey, TW15 3HN.