Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Ashford, Kent·TN23 3EF
Composite score
54.8
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#5,546
National rank
#828
In South East
#186
In Kent
Top 38%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
87%
68 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.13
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
179
any preference, for 60 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.02
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0720220.9620230.8820241.1520251.132026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Kent does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
423
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
8.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,573
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Ashford, Kent, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 423 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 61% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 2.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 38% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 68 first choices for 60 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 22.6 pupils per teacher. Kingsnorth Church of England Primary 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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