St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford

Academy converter · Primary school · Ashford, Kent
TN23 4RB
Composite score
26.0

School overview

St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford is a primary school serving Ashford, Kent, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 212 pupils aged 5 to 11 on roll. 40% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 40.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford 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 further down the page.

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#13,919
National rank
#2062
In South East
#407
In Kent
Top 94%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
40%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 212 % FSM ever-6 19.8% % EAL 48.6% Age range 5–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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