Willesborough Junior School
Highfield Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Interim Executive Headteacher
- Mr Tom Head
- Federation
- The Willesborough Schools
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 510
- Pupils on roll
- 478
- URN
- 118371
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01233620405
About this school
Willesborough Junior School is a foundation primary school in Ashford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 478 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Willesborough Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 149 | 119 | 118 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 69% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 72% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 84% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 76% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Willesborough Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 511 |
| 2023/24 | 476 |
| 2024/25 | 480 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Willesborough Junior School compares
Willesborough Junior School ranked 123rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.3% | 25.4% | 478 | — |
| Willesborough Infant School | — | 5.1% | 13.6% | 333 | 0.1 miles |
| East Stour Primary School | 75% | 7.7% | 41.7% | 385 | 1.0 miles |
| Victoria Road Primary School | 50% | 4.2% | 24.8% | 210 | 1.5 miles |
| Finberry Primary School | 76% | 5.5% | 22.6% | 418 | 1.5 miles |
| Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 56% | 5% | 28.1% | 418 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.42%
- English as an additional language
- 22.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 12.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Willesborough Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
East Stour Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Victoria Road Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Finberry Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Ashford
Other schools in Ashford
Willesborough Junior School ranks 12th of the 39 ranked primary schools in Ashford.
- Aldington Primary School Primary
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School Primary
- Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beaver Green Primary School Primary
- Bethersden Primary School Primary
- Bodsham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brabourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brook Community Primary School Primary
- Challock Primary School Primary
- Charing Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chilmington Green Primary School Primary
- Downs View Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Willesborough Junior School teach?
- Willesborough Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the interim executive headteacher of Willesborough Junior School?
- The interim executive headteacher of Willesborough Junior School is Mr Tom Head, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Willesborough Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willesborough Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Willesborough Junior School?
- Willesborough Junior School has 478 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Willesborough Junior School full?
- Willesborough Junior School has capacity for 510 pupils and 478 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Willesborough Junior School a faith school?
- No. Willesborough Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Willesborough Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Willesborough Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Willesborough Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Willesborough Junior School is part of the The Willesborough Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Willesborough Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Willesborough Junior School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Willesborough Junior School ranked 123rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Willesborough Junior School's absence rate?
- Willesborough Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Willesborough Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willesborough Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.