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Woodchurch Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford TN26 3QJ · woodchurch.kent.sch.uk · 01233 860232
On the mapSearch near TN26 3QJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 165
- 91% of 182 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 21.2%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 26 | 32 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 23 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 21 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Woodchurch Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 42
- 27% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied