Phoenix Community Primary School
Belmont Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CARE Foundation Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Dawes
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 133961
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01233622510
About this school
Phoenix Community Primary School is a foundation primary school in Ashford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 190 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Phoenix Community 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 29 June 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 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 40% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 57% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 57% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 60% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Phoenix Community 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 | 55% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 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 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Phoenix Community Primary School compares
Phoenix Community Primary School ranked 395th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 6% | 51.8% | 190 | — |
| Kennington Church of England Academy | 64% | 5.6% | 30.5% | 355 | 0.5 miles |
| Downs View Infant School | — | 6.8% | 22.8% | 184 | 0.5 miles |
| Goat Lees Primary School | 40% | 6.2% | 42.7% | 207 | 0.6 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 63% | 3.7% | 14.3% | 214 | 0.9 miles |
| Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 56% | 5% | 28.1% | 418 | 1.1 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)
- 51.76%
- English as an additional language
- 25.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.04%
- Persistent absence
- 18.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kennington Church of England Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Downs View Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Goat Lees Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ashford
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ashford
Other schools in Ashford
Phoenix Community Primary School ranks 35th of the 39 ranked primary schools in Ashford.
- 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
- Brook Community Primary School Primary
- Challock Primary School Primary
- Charing Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chilmington Green Primary School Primary
- Downs View Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Phoenix Community Primary School teach?
- Phoenix Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of Phoenix Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Phoenix Community Primary School is Mrs Jennifer Dawes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Phoenix Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Phoenix Community 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 Phoenix Community Primary School?
- Phoenix Community Primary School has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Phoenix Community Primary School full?
- Phoenix Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 190 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 Phoenix Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Phoenix Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Phoenix Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Phoenix Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Phoenix Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Phoenix Community Primary School is part of CARE Foundation Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Phoenix Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Phoenix Community Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Phoenix Community Primary School ranked 395th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Phoenix Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Phoenix Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Phoenix Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Phoenix Community 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 1 July 2026.