Hamstreet Primary Academy

Hamstreet Primary Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all key areas of education, behavior, personal development, leadership, and early years provision during its latest inspection. Students express enthusiasm for attending school and are supported by a rich and engaging curriculum that fosters creativity and active learning. The school has a strong sense of community, which is positively received by parents and students alike, with notable experiences such as residential trips and varied extracurricular activities enhancing student engagement.

Strengths

• Students enjoy a well-rounded and engaging curriculum.
• The school promotes positive behavior and a strong sense of community.
• Children in early years are prioritized for reading and phonics education.
• Leaders foster positive relationships and respect among pupils.
• The provision for personal development is a particular strength.

Areas for Improvement

• Subject leadership is in early stages of development.
• Inconsistent use of assessment procedures in foundation 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 Hamstreet Primary Academy attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Hamstreet Primary Academy 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 Hamstreet Primary Academy had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.4% 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, 16.7% of pupils at Hamstreet Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 2024–25 Hamstreet Primary Academy received £6,548 and spent £6,675 for each of its 248 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £0 (£0 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Ace Learning, income was £6,066 and spending £6,184 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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

Hamstreet Primary Academy is part of Ace Learning, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Furley Park Primary Academy Ashford

What is Hamstreet Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hamstreet Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Hamstreet Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hamstreet Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Hamstreet Primary Academy have?

Hamstreet Primary Academy has 222 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hamstreet Primary Academy cover?

Hamstreet Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Hamstreet Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hamstreet Primary Academy?

Hamstreet Primary Academy is at Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EA.