Ashford CofE Primary School
School Road, Ashford, TW15 2BW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lesley Bailey
- Diocese
- Diocese of London
- Constituency
- Spelthorne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 378
- URN
- 125228
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01784253310
About this school
Ashford CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Ashford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 378 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 54 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 57% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 8% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 67% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 72% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 67% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Ashford CofE 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 | 56% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 390 |
| 2023/24 | 387 |
| 2024/25 | 394 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashford CofE Primary School compares
Ashford CofE Primary School ranked 193rd of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 6.3% | 17.8% | 378 | — |
| The Echelford Primary School | 74% | 4.7% | 11.2% | 612 | 0.3 miles |
| St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery | 87% | 3.4% | 11.5% | 482 | 0.4 miles |
| Meadhurst Primary School | 47% | 6.5% | 31.2% | 470 | 0.7 miles |
| Clarendon Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 30.9% | 254 | 0.9 miles |
| Springfield Primary School | 59% | 4.7% | 29.1% | 484 | 1.4 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)
- 17.77%
- English as an additional language
- 18.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.26%
- Persistent absence
- 16.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Echelford Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Meadhurst Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Clarendon Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Springfield Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Sunbury-on-Thames
Other schools in Ashford
Ashford CofE Primary School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Ashford.
- Ashford Park Primary School Primary
- Clarendon 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 Ashford CofE Primary School teach?
- Ashford CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashford CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashford CofE Primary School is Mrs Lesley Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashford CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashford CofE 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 Ashford CofE Primary School?
- Ashford CofE Primary School has 378 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ashford CofE Primary School full?
- Ashford CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 378 on roll (90%), 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 Ashford CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Ashford CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of London.
- Does Ashford CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashford CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ashford CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashford CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Ashford CofE Primary School ranked 193rd of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashford CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashford CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashford CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashford CofE 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.