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Goat Lees Primary School

Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Kent

Hurst Road, Ashford, TN24 9RR

Website 01233630201

63

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

81%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

93.8%

16.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

207

Capacity used

Nearly full

99%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

81%

1st preference success rate

30 of 37 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

97

Total applications

3.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3730● 81%
2nd preference390● 0%
3rd preference210● 0%
Total973031%

1st preference success by year

97%
2020
97%
2021
88%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
81%
2025

Kent lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Teresa Adams
Address
Hurst Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9RR
Phone
01233630201
Local authority
Kent
Ward / constituency
Goat Lees · Ashford
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
136251

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals40%——
English as additional language6%——
SEN support12%——
49% boys (101)51% girls (106)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

207 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    11 June 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 183 pupils

Attendance

93.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

16.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

16%
20/21
16%
21/22
20%
22/23
17%
23/24
17%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths63%——
Higher standard3%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard40%
-22% vs England
Higher standard3%
-5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard47%
-28% vs England
Higher standard17%
-16% vs England
Average score101
-5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard70%
-2% vs England
Greater depth7%
-6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard57%
-17% vs England
Higher standard3%
-23% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard67%
-6% vs England
Higher standard17%
-13% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard83%
+1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

602019472023632024402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)40%61%
Higher standard3%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.