Ashford Oaks Community Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Oak Tree Road
Ashford
Kent
TN23 4QR
Phone 01223631259
Reference Number 135125

Ashford Oaks Community Primary School maintains a good overall effectiveness rating, reflecting its ability to foster a positive and nurturing environment for its pupils. With notable strengths in personal development and early years provision, the school is committed to providing engaging and inclusive educational experiences for all students, including those with special educational needs. Teachers demonstrate high expectations and readily adapt lessons to suit diverse learner needs, fostering a safe atmosphere where pupils thrive and show respect for one another.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 443
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.21%
Girls: 50.79%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 52.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 18.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 26 43
2 32 28 60
3 27 33 60
4 37 23 60
5 29 31 60
6 30 30 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 68.2%
Asian, Other 8.4%
African 5.6%
White, Other 4.7%
Mixed, Other 3.4%
Indian 1.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
White & Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 28 Mar 2023
Date Report
28 Mar 2023 School inspection:
31 Oct 2017 Short inspection
08 May 2013 Full inspection:
13 Dec 2011 Monitoring visit
14 Jun 2010 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Welcoming and nurturing school atmosphere.
  • Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
  • Exceptional personal development initiatives.
  • Ambitious and well-planned curriculum approach.
  • Effective staff training in new phonics programme.
  • Strong community engagement and extracurricular opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum not yet fully embedded in all subjects.
  • Assessment processes in foundation subjects need improvement.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 34%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -3.8
Writing -3.4
Maths -5.3

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 39 8
Third Preference 31 3
From another Local Authority 1 1

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