St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford 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 23/03/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Noakes Meadow, Ashford

School Information

Address: Noakes Meadow, Ashford, TN23 4RB
Website: www.st-simon.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01233623199
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Peter McCabe
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141067

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 203
Number of Boys: 98
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.7 to 1
Writing
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.4 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford
Noakes Meadow , TN23 4RB
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Chilmington Green Primary School
Jemmett Road , TN23 4QE
- not rated 378 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Ashford Oaks Community Primary School
Oak Tree Road , TN23 4QR
3out of 4 380 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Beaver Green Primary School
Cuckoo Lane , TN23 5DA
3out of 4 825 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Victoria Road Primary School
Victoria Road , TN23 7HQ
3out of 4 1,173 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highworth Grammar School
Maidstone Road , TN24 8UD
4out of 4 1,993 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The North School
Essella Road , TN24 8AL
3out of 4 2,174 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Norton Knatchbull School
Hythe Road , TN24 0QJ
3out of 4 2,632 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The John Wallis Church of England Academy
Millbank Road , Kingsnorth TN23 3HG
3out of 4 1,312 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Goldwyn Sixth Form College
Unit 3 , Norfolk Drive TN23 4FB
- not rated 1,072 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Great Chart Bypass , TN23 4ER
3out of 4 1,449 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashford School
East Hill , TN24 8PB
- not rated 2,050 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cornfields School
207 Hythe Road , Ashford TN24 8PL
- not rated 2,475 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.