New Ash Green Primary School
North Square, New Ash Green, Longfield, DA3 8JT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Cain
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 400
- URN
- 130938
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474873858
About this school
New Ash Green Primary School is a community primary school in Longfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 400 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected New Ash Green Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 25 February 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 59% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 8% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 76% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 69% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 68% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| 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 New Ash Green 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 | 62% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 401 |
| 2024/25 | 385 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Ash Green Primary School compares
New Ash Green Primary School ranked 378th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 7% | 16.6% | 400 | — |
| Leigh Academy Hartley | 90% | 3.9% | 9.4% | 445 | 1.1 miles |
| Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield | 75% | 4% | 5.2% | 217 | 1.2 miles |
| Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 73% | 3.6% | 9.8% | 103 | 1.3 miles |
| Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 35% | 5.7% | 38.4% | 286 | 1.9 miles |
| Meopham Community Academy | 56% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 459 | 2.4 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)
- 16.62%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.97%
- Persistent absence
- 17.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leigh Academy Hartley1.1 miles
Primary · Longfield
-
Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield1.2 miles
Primary · Longfield
-
Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Longfield
-
Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Longfield
-
Meopham Community Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Gravesend
Other schools in Longfield
New Ash Green Primary School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Longfield.
- Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Leigh Academy Hartley Primary
- Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield Primary
- Leigh Academy Longfield Secondary
- Leigh Academy Milestone Academies
- Rowhill School Special schools
- Steephill School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does New Ash Green Primary School teach?
- New Ash Green Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Longfield.
- Who is the headteacher of New Ash Green Primary School?
- The headteacher of New Ash Green Primary School is Mrs Caroline Cain, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Ash Green Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Ash Green 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 many pupils are at New Ash Green Primary School?
- New Ash Green Primary School has 400 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is New Ash Green Primary School full?
- New Ash Green Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 400 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is New Ash Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. New Ash Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Ash Green Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records New Ash Green Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have New Ash Green 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 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Ash Green Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- New Ash Green Primary School ranked 378th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Ash Green Primary School's absence rate?
- New Ash Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Ash Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Ash Green 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.