East Stour Primary School
Earlsworth Road, South Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0DW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs S Sadler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 385
- URN
- 148991
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01233630820
About this school
East Stour Primary School is a primary academy in Ashford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 385 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 January 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 62 | 63 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 63% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 2% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 81% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 75% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 70% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 East Stour 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 | 71% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 438 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Stour Primary School compares
East Stour Primary School ranked 98th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 7.7% | 41.7% | 385 | — |
| Finberry Primary School | 76% | 5.5% | 22.6% | 418 | 0.9 miles |
| Willesborough Junior School | 73% | 5.3% | 25.4% | 478 | 1.0 miles |
| Willesborough Infant School | — | 5.1% | 13.6% | 333 | 1.0 miles |
| Victoria Road Primary School | 50% | 4.2% | 24.8% | 210 | 1.2 miles |
| Furley Park Primary Academy | 67% | 5.2% | 23.6% | 504 | 1.2 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)
- 41.69%
- English as an additional language
- 30.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.71%
- Persistent absence
- 24.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Finberry Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Willesborough Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Willesborough Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Victoria Road Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Furley Park Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Ashford
Other schools in Ashford
East Stour Primary School ranks 10th 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 East Stour Primary School teach?
- East Stour Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of East Stour Primary School?
- The headteacher of East Stour Primary School is Mrs S Sadler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was East Stour Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Stour 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 East Stour Primary School?
- East Stour Primary School has 385 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is East Stour Primary School full?
- East Stour Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 385 on roll (82%), 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 East Stour Primary School a faith school?
- No. East Stour Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does East Stour Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records East Stour Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs East Stour Primary School?
- East Stour Primary School is part of EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have East Stour Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does East Stour Primary School rank locally?
- East Stour Primary School ranked 98th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is East Stour Primary School's absence rate?
- East Stour Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are East Stour Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Stour 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.