# Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Ashford, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 81 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E118665. [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 81
- Council: Ashford
- URN: 118665

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 30 June 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 46% of pupils at Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hope View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hope-view-school-e135438): 910 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/118665)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/118665)

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