Challock Primary School
Church Lane, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4BU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CARE Foundation Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Sweet
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 118374
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01233740286
About this school
Challock Primary School is a foundation primary school in Ashford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 212 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 57% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 14% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 71% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 64% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 75% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Challock Primary 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 | 80% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Challock Primary School compares
Challock Primary School ranked 183rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.5% | 12% | 212 | — |
| Goat Lees Primary School | 40% | 6.2% | 42.7% | 207 | 3.1 miles |
| Downs View Infant School | — | 6.8% | 22.8% | 184 | 3.2 miles |
| Kennington Church of England Academy | 64% | 5.6% | 30.5% | 355 | 3.3 miles |
| Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School | 81% | 4.6% | 12.7% | 429 | 3.4 miles |
| Charing Church of England Primary School | 93% | 7.6% | 47.1% | 199 | 3.6 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)
- 11.96%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 7.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Goat Lees Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Downs View Infant School3.2 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Kennington Church of England Academy3.3 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Charing Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Ashford
Other schools in Ashford
Challock Primary School ranks 14th 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
- Charing Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chilmington Green Primary School Primary
- Downs View Infant School Primary
- East Stour Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Challock Primary School teach?
- Challock Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of Challock Primary School?
- The headteacher of Challock Primary School is Mrs Susan Sweet, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Challock Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Challock Primary 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 big is Challock Primary School?
- Challock Primary School has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Challock Primary School full?
- Challock Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 212 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Challock Primary School a faith school?
- No. Challock Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Challock Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Challock Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Challock Primary School?
- Challock Primary School is part of CARE Foundation Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Challock Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Challock Primary School rank locally?
- Challock Primary School ranked 183rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Challock Primary School's absence rate?
- Challock Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Challock Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Challock Primary 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.