St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford
Primary schoolSt Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford is a primary school in Ashford, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 208 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 1 July 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 40% of pupils at St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Ashford Oaks Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)350 m
- Beaver Green Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
- Victoria Road Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- The John Wallis Church of England AcademyAll-through. Good (overall), January 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Great Chart Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- The Wyvern School (Buxford)Special. Good (overall), March 20241.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Ashford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).