St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford

School overview

St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford is a primary school serving Ashford, Kent, classified by the DfE as a converter academy 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). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford their first choice was offered one of its 30 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 20.6 pupils per teacher. 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 above.