St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Nov 30 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
141067
Address
Noakes Meadow, TN23 4RB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
208 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
52.9%
Girls
47.1%
First language not English
50.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.8%
Persistent absence
11.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 35.6%
Other Asian 16.8%
Other White 15.9%
African 9.6%
Mixed 9.1%
Indian 5.3%
Other 3.8%
Other Black 2.4%
Unclassified 1%
Irish 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAbove average2.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
25
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
25
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
28
18
10
Year 1
30
11
19
Year 2
30
14
16
Year 3
30
15
15
Year 4
30
16
14
Year 5
30
18
12
Year 6
30
18
12
Year 2023-2024