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Godinton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Lockholt Close, Ashford TN23 3JR · godinton.kent.sch.uk · 01233 621616
On the mapSearch near TN23 3JR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 417
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 17.5%
- First language not English
- 8.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 56 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 100% 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 | 59 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 45 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 49 | 0.8 | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Godinton Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 6 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (71 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 71
- 17% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (23%) with SEND