Godinton Primary School
Lockholt Close, Ashford, TN23 3JR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GODINTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Jillian Talbot
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 417
- URN
- 141754
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01233621616
About this school
Godinton Primary School is a primary academy in Ashford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 417 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Godinton 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 February 2024, 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 | 59 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 58% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 70% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 80% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 83% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Godinton 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 | 56% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 417 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Godinton Primary School compares
Godinton Primary School ranked 235th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.2% | 15.9% | 417 | — |
| Repton Manor Primary School | 67% | 5.5% | 19.2% | 420 | 0.5 miles |
| Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 56% | 5% | 28.1% | 418 | 0.9 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 63% | 3.7% | 14.3% | 214 | 1.0 miles |
| Ashford Oaks Community Primary School | 34% | 8.3% | 57.3% | 443 | 1.0 miles |
| Great Chart Primary School | 77% | 3.4% | 17.3% | 424 | 1.0 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)
- 15.87%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.15%
- Persistent absence
- 10.78%
Location
Nearby schools
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Repton Manor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ashford
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Ashford Oaks Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Great Chart Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Ashford
Other schools in Ashford
Godinton Primary School ranks 18th 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 Godinton Primary School teach?
- Godinton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of Godinton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Godinton Primary School is Jillian Talbot, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Godinton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Godinton 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 Godinton Primary School?
- Godinton Primary School has 417 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Godinton Primary School full?
- Godinton Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 417 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 Godinton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Godinton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Godinton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Godinton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Godinton Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Godinton Primary School is part of GODINTON ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Godinton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Godinton Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Godinton Primary School ranked 235th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Godinton Primary School's absence rate?
- Godinton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Godinton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Godinton 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 2 July 2026.