Kennington Church of England Academy is a primary school located in Ashford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/10/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Upper Vicarage Road, Ashford, TN24 9AG
Website: http://www.kenningtonacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01233623744
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lynn Seal
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141329

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/10/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 351
Number of Boys: 173
Number of Girls: 178

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 2.2 to 4.6
Maths
Above Average: 1.3 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kennington Church of England Academy
Upper Vicarage Road , Kennington TN24 9AG 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Downs View Infant School
Ball Lane , Kennington TN25 4PJ 		4out of 4 130 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Phoenix Community Primary School
Belmont Road , Kennington TN24 9LS 		3out of 4 840 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Goat Lees Primary School
Hurst Road , Kennington TN24 9RR 		3out of 4 1,139 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Quantock Drive , TN24 8QN 		3out of 4 2,406 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 4 610 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Highworth Grammar School
Maidstone Road , TN24 8UD 		4out of 4 2,664 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Norton Knatchbull School
Hythe Road , TN24 0QJ 		3out of 4 2,829 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
The North School
Essella Road , TN24 8AL 		3out of 4 3,159 yd Community school No Mixed 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 2,573 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cornfields School
207 Hythe Road , Ashford TN24 8PL 		- not rated 2,883 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Spring Grove School 2003 Ltd
Harville Road , Wye TN25 5EZ 		- not rated 2,937 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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