St Faith's At Ash School Limited
5 The Street, Ash, Canterbury, CT3 2HH
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mrs Helen Coombs
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 119008
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01304813409
About this school
St Faith's At Ash School Limited is an independent school in Canterbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 190 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St Faith's At Ash School Limited under its current framework. 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
St Faith's At Ash School Limited has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1987, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How St Faith's At Ash School Limited has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 4
- Pupils on SEN support
- 35
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Davenport School2.2 miles
Special schools · Sandwich
-
Beech Grove School3.8 miles
Independent schools · Dover
-
Northbourne Park School4.0 miles
Independent schools · Deal
-
Life Skills Manor4.1 miles
Special schools · Sandwich
-
Great Oaks Small School4.1 miles
Special schools · Ramsgate
Other schools in Canterbury
- Junior King's School Independent schools
- Kent College (Canterbury) Independent schools
- Kent College International Study Centre Independent schools
- Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School Independent schools
- St Edmund's School Canterbury Independent schools
- The King's School Canterbury Independent schools
- The Worthgate School Independent schools
- Adisham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aylesham Primary School Primary
- Barham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blean Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Faith's At Ash School Limited teach?
- St Faith's At Ash School Limited teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in Canterbury.
- Who is the headmaster of St Faith's At Ash School Limited?
- The headmaster of St Faith's At Ash School Limited is Mrs Helen Coombs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Faith's At Ash School Limited been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Faith's At Ash School Limited under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Faith's At Ash School Limited?
- St Faith's At Ash School Limited has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Faith's At Ash School Limited full?
- St Faith's At Ash School Limited has capacity for 260 pupils and 190 on roll (73%), 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 St Faith's At Ash School Limited a faith school?
- No. St Faith's At Ash School Limited has no designated religious character.
- Is St Faith's At Ash School Limited a selective school?
- No. St Faith's At Ash School Limited is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does St Faith's At Ash School Limited publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for St Faith's At Ash School Limited. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.