Aldington Primary School

About Aldington Primary School

Aldington Primary School sits within the Kent local authority, a large county with 459 primary schools, and it holds a solid position in the Ashford district, ranking 7th out of 40 primaries there. That puts it in the top 25% of schools locally, with a ranking score of 76 based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. The top-performing peers in the wider Kent area include Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School, Leigh Academy Dartford and Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School, all of which score higher on the same metric. Aldington is a state-funded, mixed primary for children aged 4 to 11, with no religious character and no nursery or sixth form provision. The headteacher is Ben Dawson, and the school currently has 198 pupils, operating just under its capacity of 210.

Academically, Aldington performs well above the Kent local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 76% of pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 63%. The school also saw strong individual subject results: 90% reached the expected standard in reading, 86% in maths and 83% in writing. At the higher standard, 38% of pupils achieved in reading, 24% in maths and 10% in writing, though only 7% hit the higher threshold across all three subjects. Reading and maths average scores were 108 and 106 respectively. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024, the school retained its Good overall rating, with personal development judged Outstanding. All other categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and early years provision — were rated Good. The previous inspection in 2013 had also rated the school Good overall.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including playing fields, a music room, a forest school area, an outdoor playground, a dining hall, a gymnasium, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, rounders, tennis, cross country, athletics and swimming, while clubs cover drama, film club, choir and book club. For pupils with additional needs, the school provides support for social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, and autistic spectrum disorder. Aldington is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 30 places available, with 73 total applications and 30 first-preference applications, resulting in an oversubscription ratio of 2.43. This is a school that suits families looking for a well-regarded village primary with strong academic outcomes, a good range of extracurricular activities and a clear focus on personal development, all within the Ashford area.

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