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East Stour Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Earlsworth Road, South Willesborough, Ashford TN24 0DW · east-stour.kent.sch.uk · 01233 630820
On the mapSearch near TN24 0DW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- 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
- 385
- 82% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38%
- First language not English
- 30.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 49 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 | 49 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 38 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118367)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for East Stour Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118367), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118367)
Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118367)
May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118367)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 26
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied