Updated May 2020
Coronavirus; There are a number of articles on this site exploring the implications of the pandemic on school applications and appeals. You will find them by putting 'Coronavirus' in the search engine on the top left hand corner of this page. This page contains outcomes of Ofsted Inspections carried out up until 4th February 2020, the last ones published before schools were closed. I estimate about another 10 will have been completed but results are waiting until schools are opened, which may not be until September. I think it most unlikely there will be any more this school year.
Entries on this page include the OFSTED Grade for each Primary School updated twice a year, also recording change from previous Inspection result, together with some other relevant information below. It is worth using the search engine on the Home Page to pick up other references to individual schools.
You will find advice on Primary school Admissions and Appeals here.
You can read the full Report on each Primary School at OFSTED. Each school is awarded a main Grade: Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement (previously Satisfactory), and Inadequate (two sub categories - A school that has serious weaknesses is inadequate overall and requires significant improvement but leadership and management are judged to be Grade 3 or better - A school that requires special measures is one where the school is failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education and the school’s leaders, managers or governors have not demonstrated that they have the capacity to secure the necessary improvement in the school). Each Report carries a brief description of the school before justifying its decision in more detail. If a school is in Special Measures or Serious Weaknesses, the results of further monitoring visits are noted.
A majority of the schools that have previously had a 'Good' or 'Outstanding' assessment are given a Short Inspection (known as Section 8). These are indicated by 'Good (S). These will be confirmed in their assessment grade. However for some of these schools, the Inspection Team may consider that there are concerns, or in the case of a Good school, grounds for raising the Grade and this can only be done by a full Section Five Grade. These are recorded for example as 'Outstanding (SC) or 'Good (SR).
You will find an analysis of oversubscription and vacancies for Ashford Primary Places for September 2019 Admissions here, for 2018 here, for 2017 here, and for 2016 here.
You will find a commercial site providing a comprehensive analysis of different 11 Plus exams, preparation and appeals at 11 Plus Exams.
Reports on Inspections between between September 2019 and 4th February 2020 are in the first table, followed by other tables containing older ones.
(A) Indicates the school is an Academy; (F) a Free School
ASHFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL
OFSTED REPORTS Sep 2019 to Mar 2020
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School
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OFSTED Grade
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Date
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Change
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Ashford St Mary's CofE VA | Good (S) | Jan 20 | No change |
Brook | Requires Improvement | Oct 19 | Down one |
Goat Lees (F) | Good (S) | Jan 20 | No change |
Smeeth | Requires Improvement | Sep 19 | Down one |
St Teresa's Catholic (A) | Good (S) | Jan 20 | No change |
Stowting CofE | Good | Nov 19 | Down one |
Wittersham CofE | Good (S) | Jan 20 | No |
* Brenzett up from Special Measures following academisation by Aquila, Canterbury Diocesan Trust
ASHFORD
PRIMARY SCHOOL OFSTED REPORTS 2016-17
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School |
OFSTED Grade |
Date | Change |
Good | Nov 16 | No change | |
Mersham Primary | Good | Sept 16 | No change |
Furley Park Primary Academy |
Good
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Sept 16
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No change
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Phoenix Community Primary | Good | Dec 16 | No change |
High Halden CofE Primary | Good | Jan 17 | No change |
Hamstreet Primary Academy | Good | Feb 17 | No change |
Headcorn Primary | Good | Mar 17 | No change |
St Simon of England RC | Good | Jul 17 | No change |
ASHFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL OFSTED REPORTS 2015-16 |
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School |
OFSTED Grade |
Date | Change |
Ashford St Mary's CofE | Good | Jun 16 | Up one |
Brenzett | Special Measures | Nov 15 | Down one |
Brook Community | Good | Jan 16 | Up one |
Christ Church CofE |
Good | Oct 15 | Up one |
Goat Lees, Kennington | Good | May 16 | New |
Great Chart | Outstanding | Mar 16 | Up one |
St Michael's CofE, Tenterden |
Good
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Nov 15
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Up one
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Wittersham | Good | Jun 16 | No change |
Excerpt from Ashford section of article on oversubscription in primary schools 2015: "One primary school has one vacancy. Other than that, the only school with vacancies is Furley Park, with 20 of its 90 places empty".
ASHFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL OFSTED REPORTS 2014-15 |
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School |
OFSTED Grade |
Date | Change | |
Beaver Green |
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Oct 14 | ||
East Stour | Good | Jun 15 | No change | |
Kennington CofE Junior | Reasonable progress after SW | Sep 14 | ||
Lady Joanna Thornhill, Wye | Outstanding | Jan 15 | No change | |
Pluckley CofE | Good | Jun 15 | No change | |
Smeeth | Good | Nov 14 | No change | |
Victoria Road | Good | Oct 14 | Up one | |
Willesborough Infant | Good | May 15 | Up one |
You will find an article discussing Beaver Green here. You will find Ashford Primary Academies here.
ASHFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL OFSTED REPORTS 2013-14 |
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School |
OFSTED Grade |
Date | Change | ||
Aldington |
Good |
Nov 13 | No change | ||
Ashford, St Mary's CofE |
Requires Improvement |
May 14 | Down one | ||
Beaver Green
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Special Measures | Dec 13 | Down one | ||
After delay, LA Plan fit for purpose
School Improvement Action Plan not fit for purpose
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Mar 14 | ||||
Reasonable progress to removal of SM | Jun 14 | ||||
Bethersden | Good | Mar 14 | Up one | ||
Brabourne CofE | Good | Oct 13 | No change | ||
Brenzett CofE | Requires Improvement | Sep 13 | No change | ||
Brook Community | Requires Improvement | Oct 13 | No change | ||
John Mayne CofE, Biddenden | Good | Feb 14 | No change | ||
Kennington CofE Junior | Prog from Serious Weaknesses | Sep 13 | |||
Reasonable Progress from SW | Feb 14 | ||||
Lydd | Special Measures | Nov 13 | Down one | ||
Local Authority Plan not fit for purpose
School Action Plan not fit for purpose
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Apr 14
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St Michael's CofE, Tenterden |
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Oct 13 | |||
Willesborough Junior | Good | May 14 | No change |
ASHFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL OFSTED REPORTS 2012-13 |
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School |
OFSTED Grade |
Date | Change |
Ashford Oaks Community | Good | May 13 | Up one |
Brookland CofE | Good | Apr 13 | Down one |
Charing | Good | Nov 12 | Up one |
Egerton | Requires Improvement | Dec 12 | No change |
Hamstreet | Satisf progr from SM | Oct 12 | |
Good | May 13 | Up two | |
Headcorn | Good | Jun 13 | Up one |
High Halden CofE | Good | Jan 13 | Up one |
Kennington CofE Junior | Serious Weaknesses | Dec 13 | Down one |
Kingsnorth CofE | Good | Oct 12 | Up one |
St Michael's Cofe, Tenterden | Requires Improvement | Jul 13 | No change |
Smarden | Good | Mar 13 | 1st Academy insp |
Tenterden Junior | Good | Jan 13 | Up one |
Victoria Road | Satisf progr from NtoI | Oct 12 | |
Requires Improvement | Jun 13 | Up one | |
Willesborough Infants | Requires Improvement | Apr 13 | Down one |
Pre September 2012 Reports
School | Grade | Date |
Aldington Primary | Good | May 2011 |
Ashford, St Mary's CofE Primary | Good | Jun 2010 |
Ashford Oaks Community Primary | Satisfactory | Jun 2010 |
Beaver Green Primary | Satisfactory | May 2012 |
Bethersden Primary | Satisfactory | May 2012 |
Brenzett CofE Primary | Satisfactory | Nov 2011 |
Brook Community Primary | Satisfactory | Nov 2011 |
Challock Primary | Outstanding | Sep 2011 |
Downs View Infants, Kennington | Outstanding | Jun 2010 |
East Stour Primary |
Good & Rapidly Improving | May 2010 |
Furley Park Primary | Good | Nov 2010 |
Great Chart Primary | Good | Nov 2010 |
Godinton Primary | Good | Feb 2011 |
Hamstreet Primary | Notice to Improve | Feb 2012 |
High Halden CofE Primary | Satisfactory | Oct 2010 |
John Wesley CofE Methodist VA Primary | Good | Dec 2011 |
Kennington CofE Junior | Satisfactory | Jun 2011 |
Kingsnorth CofE Primary | Satisfactory | Jun 2010 |
Linden Grove Primary | Special Measures | Mar 2012 |
Mersham Primary | Good | Jun 2012 |
Phoenix Primary | Good | Jul 2012 |
Pluckley CofE Primary | Good | Jun 2010 |
Smarden | Satisfactory | Oct 2010 |
Smeeth Primary | Good | Jun 2011 |
St Michael's CofE Primary, Tenterden | Satisfactory | Nov 2010 |
St Simon of England RC Primary | Good | Mar 2012 |
Tenterden Infants | Good | Feb 2012 |
Wittersham CofE Primary | Good | Mar 2012 |
Woodchurch CofE Primary |
Satisfactory | Jul 2011 |