Furley Park Primary Academy
Reed Crescent, Park Farm, Ashford, TN23 3PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ACE LEARNING
- Principal
- Mrs Emma Collip
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 504
- URN
- 140322
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01233501732
About this school
Furley Park Primary Academy is a primary academy in Ashford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 504 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 89 | 93 | 94 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 67% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 11% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 74% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 83% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 75% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Furley Park Primary Academy 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 | 44% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 575 |
| 2023/24 | 538 |
| 2024/25 | 535 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Furley Park Primary Academy compares
Furley Park Primary Academy ranked 182nd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.2% | 23.6% | 504 | — |
| Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School | 61% | 4.6% | 15.8% | 419 | 0.5 miles |
| Finberry Primary School | 76% | 5.5% | 22.6% | 418 | 0.7 miles |
| East Stour Primary School | 75% | 7.7% | 41.7% | 385 | 1.2 miles |
| Beaver Green Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 48.8% | 483 | 1.7 miles |
| St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford | 40% | 4.5% | 19.8% | 208 | 1.8 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)
- 23.55%
- English as an additional language
- 11.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 15.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Finberry Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashford
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East Stour Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Beaver Green Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Ashford
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St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford1.8 miles
Primary · Ashford
Other schools in Ashford
Furley Park Primary Academy ranks 13th 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 year groups does Furley Park Primary Academy teach?
- Furley Park Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the principal of Furley Park Primary Academy?
- The principal of Furley Park Primary Academy is Mrs Emma Collip, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Furley Park Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Furley Park Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Furley Park Primary Academy?
- Furley Park Primary Academy has 504 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Furley Park Primary Academy full?
- Furley Park Primary Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 504 on roll (80%), 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 Furley Park Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Furley Park Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Furley Park Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Furley Park Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Furley Park Primary Academy?
- Furley Park Primary Academy is part of ACE LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Furley Park Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Furley Park Primary Academy rank locally?
- Furley Park Primary Academy ranked 182nd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Furley Park Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Furley Park Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Furley Park Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Furley Park Primary Academy'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.