Ashburnham Community School

About Ashburnham Community School

Ashburnham Community School, a state primary in Kensington and Chelsea, was judged Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025, a change from its previous Outstanding rating from 2015. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, which sits at 64%. This places the school 16th out of 25 primary schools in the local authority, a middle-of-the-pack position that reflects a solid but not exceptional performance. The local authority average for this measure is 72%, so Ashburnham is eight percentage points behind its neighbours. The school’s ranking score of 64 puts it in the top 50 nationally by this metric, though it is worth noting that the three top-performing primaries in the borough — Oratory Roman Catholic, Fox Primary and Thomas Jones — all achieved a ranking score of 93.

Looking deeper into the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, the picture is mixed. In reading, 77% of pupils met the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 103, and 18% reached the higher standard. Maths was similar: 77% met the expected standard, with an average score of 105, and 27% achieved the higher threshold. Writing was weaker, with 64% reaching the expected standard and 18% hitting the higher mark. Just 5% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects combined. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is difficult to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school is significantly smaller than its capacity, with 152 pupils against a capacity of 229, and a high proportion — 59.2% — are eligible for free school meals, which is a key contextual factor when interpreting these outcomes.

Ashburnham offers a range of facilities including a sensory room, forest school, library, ICT suite and playing fields, plus clubs such as art, choir, drama, science, film and book club. Sports on offer include football, cross country, athletics and gymnastics. The school has a nursery provision and supports children with a variety of special educational needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language difficulties, and autistic spectrum disorder. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 44 applications for 30 places, with 16 first-preference offers made. Parent views from a survey of 41 respondents were largely positive — 83% would recommend the school, and strong majorities agreed that their child is happy, feels safe, and that the school communicates well about learning. This is a small, inclusive primary that suits families who value a broad range of enrichment activities and strong pastoral care, set within a competitive London borough.

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