Charing Church of England Primary School
School Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Thomas Bird
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 144835
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01233712277
About this school
Charing Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Ashford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 199 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 12 | 24 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 100% | 83% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 83% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 58% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.40 | - | - |
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 Charing Church of England 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 | 100% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 165 |
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Charing Church of England Primary School compares
Charing Church of England Primary School ranked 6th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 93% | 7.6% | 47.1% | 199 | — |
| Pluckley Church of England Primary School | 82% | 3.4% | 18% | 82 | 3.0 miles |
| Egerton Church of England Primary School | 55% | 3.7% | 20.4% | 197 | 3.1 miles |
| Challock Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 12% | 212 | 3.6 miles |
| Lenham Primary School | 47% | 4.6% | 32.4% | 204 | 3.9 miles |
| Eastling Primary School | 59% | 3.8% | 21.9% | 104 | 4.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.13%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.6%
- Persistent absence
- 29.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pluckley Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Egerton Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Challock Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Lenham Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Eastling Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Faversham
Other schools in Ashford
Charing Church of England Primary School ranks 2nd 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
- Chilmington Green Primary School Primary
- Downs View Infant School Primary
- East Stour Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Charing Church of England Primary School teach?
- Charing Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the head teacher of Charing Church of England Primary School?
- The head teacher of Charing Church of England Primary School is Mr Thomas Bird, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Charing Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Charing Church of England 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 big is Charing Church of England Primary School?
- Charing Church of England Primary School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Charing Church of England Primary School full?
- Charing Church of England Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 199 on roll (142%), 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 Charing Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Charing Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Canterbury.
- Does Charing Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Charing Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Charing Church of England Primary School?
- Charing Church of England Primary School is part of THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Charing Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 100% in 2022/23 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Charing Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Charing Church of England Primary School ranked 6th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Charing Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Charing Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Charing Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Charing Church of England 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 10 July 2026.