Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Western Avenue, Ashford, TN23 1ND
418 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 28.5%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 24 April 2025, published 9 June 2025. 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 | 56% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“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 — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 56 | 50 | 118 | 55 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 57 | 123 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 58 | 117 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 66 | 147 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 54 | 122 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 51 | 47 | 98 | 50 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 78 | 137 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 54 | 122 | 60 |
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
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Victoria Road Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Repton Manor Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Godinton Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.