Willesborough Junior School

Foundation school·Primary school Ashford, Kent·TN24 0JU
Composite score
60.3
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#3,849
National rank
#560
In South East
#137
In Kent
Top 26%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
73%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
480
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
25.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
22.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
14.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,139
Typical primary: £6,960

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Location

Willesborough Junior School at a glance

Located in Ashford, Kent, Willesborough Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. The school educates roughly 480 pupils aged 7 to 11. 73% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 4.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.8%. There are about 24.8 pupils per teacher. Willesborough Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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