Fordway Centre
Stanwell Road, Stanwell, Ashford, TW15 3DU
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INCLUSIVE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Smith
- Constituency
- Spelthorne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 24
- Pupils on roll
- 12
- URN
- 148123
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01784772481
About this school
Fordway Centre is a special academy in Ashford. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 12 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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.
Trends over time
How Fordway Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 6 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 66.67%
- English as an additional language
- 16.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James Senior Boys' School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Ashford
-
Staines Preparatory School1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Marjory Kinnon School2.2 miles
Special schools · Feltham
-
Green Corridor2.3 miles
Other types · London
-
Great Oaks Charitable Trust T/A Great Oaks College2.3 miles
Other types · Sunbury-on-Thames
Other 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
- The Echelford Primary School Primary
- Thomas Knyvett College Secondary
- St James Senior Boys' School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Fordway Centre teach?
- Fordway Centre teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of Fordway Centre?
- The headteacher of Fordway Centre is Mrs Amy Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fordway Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fordway Centre, 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 Fordway Centre?
- Fordway Centre has 12 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Fordway Centre full?
- Fordway Centre has capacity for 24 pupils and 12 on roll (50%), 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 Fordway Centre a faith school?
- No. Fordway Centre has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Fordway Centre?
- Fordway Centre is part of INCLUSIVE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Fordway Centre publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Fordway Centre. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.