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Godinton Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kent

Lockholt Close, Ashford, TN23 3JR

Website 01233621616

58

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

78%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.8%

10.8% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

417

Capacity used

Nearly full

99%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

78%

1st preference success rate

57 of 73 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

164

Total applications

2.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference7357● 78%
2nd preference513● 6%
3rd preference390● 0%
Later preferences10● 0%
Total1646037%

1st preference success by year

93%
2020
83%
2021
90%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
78%
2025

Kent lets families list 3 preferences. 2 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jillian Talbot
Address
Lockholt Close, Ashford, TN23 3JR
Phone
01233621616
Local authority
Kent
Ward / constituency
Godinton · Ashford
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
141754

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals18%——
English as additional language8%——
SEN support9%——
52% boys (216)48% girls (201)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

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

Academy trust: GODINTON ACADEMY TRUST

417 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    07 February 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 371 pupils

Attendance

95.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

10.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

8%
20/21
10%
21/22
7%
22/23
8%
23/24
11%
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 & maths58%——
Higher standard12%——
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 standard63%
+1% vs England
Higher standard12%
+4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard75%
+0% vs England
Higher standard39%
+6% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard75%
+3% vs England
Greater depth15%
+2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard69%
-5% vs England
Higher standard29%
+3% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard78%
+5% vs England
Higher standard34%
+4% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard83%
+1% vs England

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

Primary results over time

642019562023582024632025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)63%61%
Higher standard12%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.