Ashford Oaks Community Primary School

About Ashford Oaks Community Primary School

Ashford Oaks Community Primary School sits within the Kent local authority, a large county with 459 primary schools. Among these, the school ranks 410th, placing it in the bottom half of the LA's primary provision. For context, the top-performing peers in the area include Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School, Leigh Academy Dartford, and Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Great Chart Primary School, just 1.1 kilometres away. Ashford Oaks itself holds a Good rating from its most recent inspection in 2023, a grade it has maintained since its previous inspection in 2013. The school is oversubscribed, receiving 119 applications for 60 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, with 49 first-preference offers made. This suggests a solid local reputation, even if its academic ranking doesn't place it among the LA's elite.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. Just 30% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, well below the Kent local authority average of 63%. In individual subjects, 62% reached the expected standard in reading, 48% in maths, and 43% in writing. Higher-attaining pupils are scarce: 13% achieved a higher score in reading, 7% in maths, and none in writing or the combined measure. Average scaled scores were 103 for reading and 100 for maths, both around the national baseline. The school's ranking on the combined expected standard metric places it in the bottom 50 nationally, at the 97th percentile from the bottom. However, the Ofsted inspection noted strengths that exam results alone don't capture: early years provision and personal development were both rated Outstanding, while behaviour, leadership, and the quality of education were all judged Good.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a gymnasium, art studios, music rooms, a sensory room, and a chapel. Sports provision covers dance, netball, tennis, swimming, rounders, gymnastics, and cricket, while clubs include drama, book club, and science club. SEND support is extensive, with provisions for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and a resourced provision. With 52.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with above-average disadvantage. It also offers nursery provision for children from age two. Ashford Oaks will suit families who value a strong pastoral and personal development focus over headline academic scores, and who need a school with robust SEND support and a wide range of enrichment activities.

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