# Education in Ashford

The east of the South East. 142,523 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 581 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Ashford, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## Number of schools

Ashford: **62** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

Ashford had 62 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E07000105) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Ashford. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E07000105) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/education#l-schools

## Schools in Ashford

Ashford has 62 open schools: 43 primary, 7 secondary, 1 all-through, 9 special and 2 independent.

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| Outstanding | 3 |
| Good | 17 |
| Requires improvement | 0 |
| Inadequate | 0 |

20 of the 54 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2022 and May 2024.
6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
8 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

### Primary (43) (43)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Aldington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aldington-primary-school-e118365) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 198 | Good (overall), February 2024 | 58% met KS2 standard |
| [Ashford Oaks Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashford-oaks-community-primary-school-e135125) | Community school | 2 to 11 | 443 | Good (overall), March 2023 | 34% met KS2 standard |
| [Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashford-st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-e118738) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 418 | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Beaver Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaver-green-primary-school-e141871) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 483 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Bethersden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bethersden-primary-school-e118372) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 117 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 46% met KS2 standard |
| [Brabourne Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brabourne-church-of-england-primary-school-e118663) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 104 | School remains Good, March 2024 | 87% met KS2 standard |
| [Brook Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brook-community-primary-school-e118373) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 76 | Good (overall), May 2023 | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [Challock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/challock-primary-school-e118374) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 212 | Outstanding (overall), July 2023 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Charing Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charing-church-of-england-primary-school-e144835) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 199 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 93% met KS2 standard |
| [Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chilham-st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-e118665) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 81 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 46% met KS2 standard |
| [Chilmington Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chilmington-green-primary-school-e145115) | Free schools | 2 to 11 | 297 | Good (overall), December 2022 | 46% met KS2 standard |
| [Downs View Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downs-view-infant-school-e152637) | Academy converter | 4 to 7 | – | Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [East Stour Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-stour-primary-school-e148991) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 385 | Improved significantly, January 2025 | 75% met KS2 standard |
| [Egerton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/egerton-church-of-england-primary-school-e118702) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 197 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [Finberry Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/finberry-primary-school-e141881) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 418 | School remains Good, January 2024 | 76% met KS2 standard |
| [Furley Park Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/furley-park-primary-academy-e140322) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 504 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Goat Lees Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goat-lees-primary-school-e136251) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 207 | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 40% met KS2 standard |
| [Godinton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/godinton-primary-school-e141754) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 417 | School remains Good, February 2024 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Great Chart Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-chart-primary-school-e118375) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 424 | Outstanding (overall), June 2023 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| [Hamstreet Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamstreet-primary-academy-e140323) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 222 | Good (overall), May 2023 | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [High Halden Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-halden-church-of-england-primary-school-e118666) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 105 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 42% met KS2 standard |
| [John Mayne Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-mayne-church-of-england-primary-school-e149623) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 94 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 27% met KS2 standard |
| [Kennington Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kennington-church-of-england-academy-e141329) | Academy sponsor led | 7 to 11 | 355 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsnorth-church-of-england-primary-school-e142429) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 419 | School remains Good, April 2024 | 61% met KS2 standard |
| [Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lady-joanna-thornhill-endowed-primary-school-e118706) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 429 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 81% met KS2 standard |
| [Mersham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mersham-primary-school-e118377) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 140 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met KS2 standard |
| [Phoenix Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenix-community-primary-school-e133961) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 190 | School remains Good, June 2022 | 41% met KS2 standard |
| [Pluckley Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pluckley-church-of-england-primary-school-e138001) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 82 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 82% met KS2 standard |
| [Repton Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/repton-manor-primary-school-e137806) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 420 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Rolvenden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rolvenden-primary-school-e147563) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 90 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Smarden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smarden-primary-school-e137529) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 172 | School remains Good, May 2023 | 89% met KS2 standard |
| [Smeeth Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smeeth-community-primary-school-e118381) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 120 | Good (overall), July 2023 | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [St Michael's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-primary-school-e143788) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 177 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 52% met KS2 standard |
| [St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-simon-of-england-roman-catholic-primary-school-ashford-e141067) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 208 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 40% met KS2 standard |
| [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-e144420) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 214 | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Tenterden Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tenterden-church-of-england-junior-school-e143789) | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 206 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 46% met KS2 standard |
| [Tenterden Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tenterden-infant-school-e143787) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 124 | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-john-wesley-church-of-england-methodist-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e133627) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 421 | School remains Good, November 2021 | 52% met KS2 standard |
| [Victoria Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-road-primary-school-e118369) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 210 | Good (overall), May 2024 | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [Willesborough Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willesborough-infant-school-e118370) | Foundation school | 4 to 7 | 333 | Good (overall), September 2022 | – |
| [Willesborough Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willesborough-junior-school-e118371) | Foundation school | 7 to 11 | 478 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Wittersham Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wittersham-church-of-england-primary-school-e118740) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 138 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [Woodchurch Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodchurch-church-of-england-primary-school-e118672) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 165 | Good (overall), May 2023 | 74% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (7) (7)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chilmington Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chilmington-green-school-e149840) | Free schools | 11 to 19 | 449 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Highworth Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highworth-grammar-school-e136379) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,553 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 69.2 |
| [Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/homewood-school-and-sixth-form-centre-e137484) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,772 | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8: 37.7 |
| [The North School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-north-school-e148712) | Academy converter | 11 to 19 | 1,237 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8: 39.4 |
| [The Norton Knatchbull School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-norton-knatchbull-school-e138019) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,348 | Good (overall), December 2023 | Attainment 8: 64.2 |
| [Towers School and Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/towers-school-and-sixth-form-centre-e136583) | Academy converter | 11 to 19 | 1,538 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 42.4 |
| [Wye School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wye-school-e139664) | Free schools | 11 to 16 | 557 | School remains Good, May 2024 | Attainment 8: 45.3 |

### All-through (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The John Wallis Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-john-wallis-church-of-england-academy-e136197) | Academy sponsor led | 0 to 19 | 1,650 | Good (overall), January 2024 | 61% met KS2 standard |

### Special (9) (9)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Caldecott Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caldecott-foundation-school-e119027) | Non-maintained special school | 5 to 18 | 69 | School remains Good, October 2022 |
| [Goldwyn School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goldwyn-school-e119042) | Foundation special school | 10 to 19 | 197 | Outstanding (overall), October 2022 |
| [Greenfields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfields-school-e131780) | Other independent special school | 5 to 18 | 18 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Heath Farm School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heath-farm-school-e119009) | Other independent special school | 5 to 18 | 141 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Hope View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hope-view-school-e135438) | Other independent special school | 7 to 18 | 106 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Kings Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-park-school-e151493) | Other independent special school | 7 to 16 | 5 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Little Acorns School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-acorns-school-e131810) | Other independent special school | 5 to 16 | 27 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [The T3 School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-t3-school-e149219) | Other independent special school | 11 to 16 | 9 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [The Wyvern School (Buxford)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-wyvern-school-buxford-e131748) | Foundation special school | 4 to 19 | 374 | Good (overall), March 2024 |

### Independent (2) (2)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ashford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashford-school-e118937) | Other independent school | 0 to 20 | 936 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Spring Grove School 2003 Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spring-grove-school-2003-ltd-e118992) | Other independent school | 2 to 11 | 183 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

## More on this place

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- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/sources) (28)

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