Smeeth Community Primary School
Caroland Close, Ashford, TN25 6RX
120 pupils · 86% of 140 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CARE Foundation Trust
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 17.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 July 2023, published 14 September 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.65 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 20 | 13 | 54 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 18 | 49 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 14 | 14 | 34 | 14 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 12 | 12 | 26 | 12 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 16 | 16 | 29 | 16 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 20 | 42 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 19 | 15 | 38 | 19 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 20 | 19 | 42 | 20 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Brabourne Church of England Primary School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Mersham Primary School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Sellindge Primary School 3.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Brook Community Primary School 3.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Aldington Primary School 3.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Willesborough Infant School 4.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.