Goat Lees Primary School
Hurst Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9RR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Teresa Adams
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 136251
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01233630201
About this school
Goat Lees Primary School is a foundation primary school in Ashford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Goat Lees 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 June 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 63% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 70% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 70% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Goat Lees 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 | 47% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Goat Lees Primary School compares
Goat Lees Primary School ranked 398th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% 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 | 40% | 6.2% | 42.7% | 207 | — |
| Phoenix Community Primary School | 41% | 6% | 51.8% | 190 | 0.6 miles |
| Kennington Church of England Academy | 64% | 5.6% | 30.5% | 355 | 0.6 miles |
| Downs View Infant School | — | 6.8% | 22.8% | 184 | 0.7 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 63% | 3.7% | 14.3% | 214 | 1.1 miles |
| Repton Manor Primary School | 67% | 5.5% | 19.2% | 420 | 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)
- 42.72%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 16.94%
Location
Nearby schools
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Phoenix Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Kennington Church of England Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Downs View Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashford
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Repton Manor Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Ashford
Other schools in Ashford
Goat Lees Primary School ranks 36th 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 Goat Lees Primary School teach?
- Goat Lees Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of Goat Lees Primary School?
- The headteacher of Goat Lees Primary School is Ms Teresa Adams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Goat Lees Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Goat Lees 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 Goat Lees Primary School?
- Goat Lees Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Goat Lees Primary School full?
- Goat Lees Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), 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 Goat Lees Primary School a faith school?
- No. Goat Lees Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Goat Lees Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Goat Lees Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Goat Lees Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Goat Lees Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Goat Lees Primary School ranked 398th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% 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 Goat Lees Primary School's absence rate?
- Goat Lees Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Goat Lees Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Goat Lees 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.