The Echelford Primary School
Park Road, Ashford, TW15 1EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LUMEN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Ms Karen Oakley Mrs Jessica Bugembe
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Lumen Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Spelthorne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 612
- URN
- 140034
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01784253233
About this school
The Echelford Primary School is a primary academy in Ashford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 612 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Echelford 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 86 | 89 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 69% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 13% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 84% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 80% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 75% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 The Echelford 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 | 66% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 624 |
| 2023/24 | 625 |
| 2024/25 | 615 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Echelford Primary School compares
The Echelford Primary School ranked 56th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.7% | 11.2% | 612 | — |
| Ashford CofE Primary School | 48% | 6.3% | 17.8% | 378 | 0.3 miles |
| St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery | 87% | 3.4% | 11.5% | 482 | 0.5 miles |
| Meadhurst Primary School | 47% | 6.5% | 31.2% | 470 | 0.6 miles |
| Clarendon Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 30.9% | 254 | 0.9 miles |
| Oak Hill Academy West London | 57% | 4.5% | 25.5% | 473 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.22%
- English as an additional language
- 21.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 10.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashford CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Meadhurst Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Clarendon Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Oak Hill Academy West London1.2 miles
Primary · Feltham
Other schools in Ashford
The Echelford Primary School ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Ashford.
- Ashford CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashford Park Primary School Primary
- Clarendon Primary School Primary
- Meadhurst Primary School Primary
- St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Thomas Knyvett College Secondary
- Fordway Centre Academies
- St James Senior Boys' School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does The Echelford Primary School teach?
- The Echelford Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Echelford Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Echelford Primary School is Headteacher Ms Karen Oakley Mrs Jessica Bugembe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Echelford Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Echelford 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 The Echelford Primary School?
- The Echelford Primary School has 612 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Echelford Primary School full?
- The Echelford Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 612 on roll (97%), 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 The Echelford Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Echelford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Echelford Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Echelford Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Echelford Primary School part of an academy trust?
- The Echelford Primary School is part of LUMEN LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Echelford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Echelford Primary School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- The Echelford Primary School ranked 56th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Echelford Primary School's absence rate?
- The Echelford Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Echelford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Echelford 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 15 July 2026.