Chilmington Green Primary School

Chilmington Green Primary School has established itself as a happy and nurturing environment, characterized by its inclusive and supportive atmosphere. With a strong focus on developing pupils' academic skills, particularly in reading and mathematics, the school demonstrates a commitment to high expectations across all areas of education. The early years provision stands out as outstanding, laying a solid foundation for the children's educational journeys. Overall, the school is performing well, with positive relationships between staff and pupils, contributing to an environment where children feel safe and valued.

Strengths

• Strong focus on reading and phonics, ensuring no pupil is left behind.
• High standards in mathematics with innovative teaching methods.
• Excellent early years provision with strong early reading skills development.
• Pupils exhibit kindness, respect, and a positive attitude towards learning.
• Strong support for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Rich extracurricular activities and opportunities for pupil leadership and involvement.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum implementation is inconsistent across all foundation subjects.
• Playtime behaviour requires improvement to ensure all pupils enjoy break times.
• Some parents feel communication from the school could be better.

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 Chilmington Green Primary School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.6% 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, 2.8% of pupils at Chilmington Green 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 Chilmington Green Primary School had 15.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.0% 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, 22.2% of pupils at Chilmington Green Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 16 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 2024–25 Chilmington Green Primary School received £7,713 and spent £7,097 for each of its 277 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £295,000 (£1,067 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of The Stour Academy Trust, income was £7,419 and spending £7,111 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

Chilmington Green Primary School is part of The Stour Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Finberry Primary School Ashford
• Lansdowne Primary School Sittingbourne
• Adisham Church of England Primary School Canterbury
• Sturry Church of England Primary School Canterbury
• Water Meadows Primary School Canterbury
• Thistle Hill Primary School Sheerness
• Richmond Primary School Sheerness
• St Crispin's Infant School Westgate-On-Sea

What is Chilmington Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chilmington Green Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was Chilmington Green Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chilmington Green Primary School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does Chilmington Green Primary School have?

Chilmington Green Primary School has 297 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chilmington Green Primary School cover?

Chilmington Green Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 46% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chilmington Green Primary School?

Chilmington Green Primary School is at Mock Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3DS.