Chilmington Green Primary School
Mock Lane, Ashford, TN23 3DS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tamsin Mobbs
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Stour Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 297
- URN
- 145115
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01233228241
About this school
Chilmington Green Primary School is a primary academy in Ashford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 297 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 23 | 12 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 75% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 75% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 75% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 58% | 42% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 109.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Chilmington Green 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 | 65% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 244 |
| 2024/25 | 284 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chilmington Green Primary School compares
Chilmington Green Primary School ranked 369th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 6.4% | 33.8% | 297 | — |
| The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School | 52% | 4.2% | 20.7% | 421 | 0.7 miles |
| Great Chart Primary School | 77% | 3.4% | 17.3% | 424 | 0.9 miles |
| Beaver Green Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 48.8% | 483 | 1.1 miles |
| Ashford Oaks Community Primary School | 34% | 8.3% | 57.3% | 443 | 1.5 miles |
| St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford | 40% | 4.5% | 19.8% | 208 | 1.6 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)
- 33.76%
- English as an additional language
- 19.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.43%
- Persistent absence
- 18.64%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.7 miles
-
Great Chart Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Beaver Green Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Ashford Oaks Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford1.6 miles
Primary · Ashford
Other schools in Ashford
Chilmington Green Primary School ranks 33rd 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
- Downs View Infant School Primary
- East Stour Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chilmington Green Primary School teach?
- Chilmington Green Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of Chilmington Green Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chilmington Green Primary School is Mrs Tamsin Mobbs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chilmington Green Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chilmington Green 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 Chilmington Green Primary School?
- Chilmington Green Primary School has 297 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Chilmington Green Primary School full?
- Chilmington Green Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 297 on roll (71%), 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 Chilmington Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chilmington Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chilmington Green Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chilmington Green Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Chilmington Green Primary School?
- Chilmington Green Primary School is part of THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Chilmington Green Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Chilmington Green Primary School's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Chilmington Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chilmington Green Primary School rank locally?
- Chilmington Green Primary School ranked 369th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chilmington Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Chilmington Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chilmington Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chilmington Green 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.