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Bethersden Primary School

Community school · Ashford · TN26 3AH

Ages 4–11 · 117 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

6.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-07

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)53%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.5%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
110

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

12

Places offered

12

1st-preference offers

12

Total preferences (any rank)
22
Preferred offers (top 3)
12
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill84%

117 pupils · 140 places

Pupils on roll
117
Boys / girls
68 / 49
School capacity
140
Capacity fill
117 / 140 (84%)
Free school meals
29.9%
FSM pupils
35
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Rebecca Heaton

Location

Address
School Road, Bethersden
Postcode
TN26 3AH
Town
Ashford
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Ashford, Kent, 117 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 29.9%.

Open schools in Ashford
62
Primary schools in Ashford
46
Academies among open schools in Ashford
39% (24)
Open schools in TN26
4
Primary in TN26
4
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in AshfordNear TN26

  • Smarden Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ashford · TN27 8ND · Kent

    Ages 2–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM16.0%
    • Demand1.27

    3.0 miles away

  • Chilmington Green School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Free schools · Secondary

    Great Chart · TN23 3DL · Kent

    Ages 11–19

    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM31.8%
    • Demand1.08

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Rebecca Heaton
Telephone
01233820479
Website
www.bethersden.kent.sch.uk/

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