Clarendon Primary School
Knapp Road, Ashford, TW15 2HZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr William Neale
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Spelthorne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 241
- Pupils on roll
- 254
- URN
- 125088
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01784253379
About this school
Clarendon Primary School is a community primary school in Ashford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 254 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. 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 8 November 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 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 66% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 76% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 76% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 76% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Clarendon 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 253 |
| 2023/24 | 254 |
| 2024/25 | 256 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clarendon Primary School compares
Clarendon Primary School ranked 115th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.1% | 30.9% | 254 | — |
| St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery | 87% | 3.4% | 11.5% | 482 | 0.5 miles |
| Ashford Park Primary School | 54% | 6% | 24.9% | 645 | 0.6 miles |
| The Echelford Primary School | 74% | 4.7% | 11.2% | 612 | 0.9 miles |
| Ashford CofE Primary School | 48% | 6.3% | 17.8% | 378 | 0.9 miles |
| Stanwell Fields CofE Primary School | 55% | 6.6% | 33.6% | 437 | 1.3 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)
- 30.92%
- English as an additional language
- 27.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.06%
- Persistent absence
- 8.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Ashford Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
The Echelford Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Ashford CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Stanwell Fields CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Staines-upon-Thames
Other schools in Ashford
Clarendon Primary School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Ashford.
- Ashford CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashford Park Primary School Primary
- Meadhurst Primary School Primary
- St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primary
- The Echelford Primary School Primary
- Thomas Knyvett College Secondary
- Fordway Centre Academies
- St James Senior Boys' School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Clarendon Primary School teach?
- Clarendon Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of Clarendon Primary School?
- The headteacher of Clarendon Primary School is Mr William Neale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Clarendon Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clarendon 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 Clarendon Primary School?
- Clarendon Primary School has 254 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Clarendon Primary School full?
- Clarendon Primary School has capacity for 241 pupils and 254 on roll (105%), 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 Clarendon Primary School a faith school?
- No. Clarendon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Clarendon Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Clarendon Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Clarendon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clarendon Primary School rank locally?
- Clarendon Primary School ranked 115th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clarendon Primary School's absence rate?
- Clarendon Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clarendon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clarendon 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.