Ashford Oaks Community Primary School
Oak Tree Road, Ashford, TN23 4QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mr Phil Chantler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 443
- URN
- 135125
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223631259
About this school
Ashford Oaks Community Primary School is a community primary school in Ashford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 443 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashford Oaks 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 30% | 34% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 62% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 48% | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 57% | 36% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.30 | - | - |
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 Ashford Oaks 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 | 27% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 34% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 460 |
| 2023/24 | 455 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashford Oaks Community Primary School compares
Ashford Oaks Community Primary School ranked 412th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34% | 8.3% | 57.3% | 443 | — |
| St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford | 40% | 4.5% | 19.8% | 208 | 0.2 miles |
| Beaver Green Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 48.8% | 483 | 0.5 miles |
| Victoria Road Primary School | 50% | 4.2% | 24.8% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
| Great Chart Primary School | 77% | 3.4% | 17.3% | 424 | 0.7 miles |
| Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 56% | 5% | 28.1% | 418 | 0.8 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)
- 57.32%
- English as an additional language
- 18.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.25%
- Persistent absence
- 25.83%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford0.2 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Beaver Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Victoria Road Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Great Chart Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ashford
Other schools in Ashford
Ashford Oaks Community Primary School ranks 38th of the 39 ranked primary schools in Ashford.
- Aldington 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
- East Stour Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ashford Oaks Community Primary School teach?
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the head teacher of Ashford Oaks Community Primary School?
- The head teacher of Ashford Oaks Community Primary School is Mr Phil Chantler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashford Oaks Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashford Oaks 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 Ashford Oaks Community Primary School?
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School has 443 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Ashford Oaks Community Primary School full?
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 443 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 Ashford Oaks Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashford Oaks Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashford Oaks Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ashford Oaks Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Ashford Oaks Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Ashford Oaks Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ashford Oaks Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 27% in 2022/23 and 34% 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 Oaks Community Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School ranked 412th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% 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 Oaks Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashford Oaks Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashford Oaks 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.