Goat Lees Primary School is a primary school located in Ashford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hurst Road, Ashford

School Information

Address: Hurst Road, Ashford, TN24 9RR
Website: www.goatlees.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01233630201
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Teresa Adams
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136251

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 210
Number of Boys: 101
Number of Girls: 109

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.6 to 2.1
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.3 to 2
Maths
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Goat Lees Primary School
Hurst Road , Kennington TN24 9RR
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Phoenix Community Primary School
Belmont Road , Kennington TN24 9LS
3out of 4 1,019 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Kennington Church of England Academy
Upper Vicarage Road , Kennington TN24 9AG
3out of 4 1,139 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Downs View Infant School
Ball Lane , Kennington TN25 4PJ
4out of 4 1,235 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Quantock Drive , TN24 8QN
3out of 4 1,924 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Faversham Road , Kennington TN24 9AL
3out of 4 887 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Highworth Grammar School
Maidstone Road , TN24 8UD
4out of 4 2,173 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Norton Knatchbull School
Hythe Road , TN24 0QJ
3out of 4 3,234 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashford School
East Hill , TN24 8PB
- not rated 2,622 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Goldwyn Sixth Form College
Unit 3 , Norfolk Drive TN23 4FB
- not rated 3,116 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cornfields School
207 Hythe Road , Ashford TN24 8PL
- not rated 3,233 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.