Caldecott Foundation School
Station Road, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6PW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Stacey McShane
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 85
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- URN
- 119027
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01303815685
About this school
Caldecott Foundation School is a special school in Ashford. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 and has 69 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 October 2022, 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.73 -3.87 to -1.60 | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Caldecott Foundation 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 | 1.3 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.3 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.7 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 19.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 21.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 24.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 57 |
| 2024/25 | 62 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.84%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 24.25%
- Persistent absence
- 61.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kings Park School3.8 miles
Special schools · Ashford
-
Ashford School3.9 miles
Independent schools · Ashford
-
The T3 School4.0 miles
Special schools
-
Spring Grove School 2003 Ltd4.7 miles
Independent schools · Ashford
-
The Wyvern School (Buxford)5.1 miles
Special schools · Ashford
Other schools in Ashford
- Goldwyn School Special schools
- Greenfields School Special schools
- Heath Farm School Special schools
- Kings Park School Special schools
- The Wyvern School (Buxford) Special schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Caldecott Foundation School teach?
- Caldecott Foundation School teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is a special school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of Caldecott Foundation School?
- The headteacher of Caldecott Foundation School is Miss Stacey McShane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Caldecott Foundation School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Caldecott Foundation 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 Caldecott Foundation School?
- Caldecott Foundation School has 69 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
- Is Caldecott Foundation School full?
- Caldecott Foundation School has capacity for 85 pupils and 69 on roll (81%), 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 Caldecott Foundation School a faith school?
- No. Caldecott Foundation School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Caldecott Foundation School have?
- The schools register lists Caldecott Foundation School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Caldecott Foundation School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.3 in 2022/23 and 1.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Caldecott Foundation School's absence rate?
- Caldecott Foundation School's overall absence rate is 24.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Caldecott Foundation School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Caldecott Foundation 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 24 July 2026.