Smeeth Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodFoundation school · Primary
Ashford · TN25 6RX · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS258%
- Absence7.0%
- FSM17.5%
- Demand1.00
0.7 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains GoodURN 119027
Caldecott Foundation School
Non-maintained special school · Ashford · TN25 6PW
Ages 5–18 · 69 pupils · Kent
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
0.3
Overall absence
21.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2022-11-21
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Attainment 80.3
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence21.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)63.9%
Unauthorised7.8%
- Authorised absence
- 13.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 13.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 61
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill81%
69 pupils · 85 places
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- Boys / girls
- 45 / 24
- School capacity
- 85
- Capacity fill
- 69 / 85 (81%)
- Free school meals
- 37.7%
- FSM pupils
- 26
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
Age range
Ages 5–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Local authority maintained
- Headteacher
- Miss Stacey McShane
Location
- Address
- Station Road, Smeeth
- Postcode
- TN25 6PW
- Town
- Ashford
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Kent
- District
- Ashford
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed non-maintained special school, Ages 5–18, in Ashford, Kent, 69 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 37.7%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Mersham Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodFoundation school · Primary
Ashford · TN25 6NU · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS235%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM30.0%
- Demand0.90
1.0 miles away
Aldington Primary School
Ofsted: GoodFoundation school · Primary
Ashford · TN25 7EE · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS276%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM11.6%
- Demand1.10
1.9 miles away
Brabourne Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Ashford · TN25 5LQ · Kent
Ages 5–11
- KS280%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM4.8%
- Demand1.07
2.1 miles away
Sellindge Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Ashford · TN25 6JY · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS289%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM17.7%
- Demand1.00
2.4 miles away
Brook Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodFoundation school · Primary
Ashford · TN25 5PB · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS233%
- Absence6.3%
- FSM30.3%
- Demand0.92
2.6 miles away
Willesborough Infant School
Ofsted: GoodFoundation school · Primary
Ashford · TN24 0JZ · Kent
Ages 4–7
- Absence5.7%
- FSM13.5%
- Demand0.96
2.6 miles away
Willesborough Junior School
Ofsted: School remains GoodFoundation school · Primary
Ashford · TN24 0JU · Kent
Ages 7–11
- KS269%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM23.4%
2.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Stacey McShane
- Telephone
- 01303815685