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OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 118374

Challock Primary School

Foundation school · Ashford · TN25 4BU

Ages 4–11 · 212 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.45 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-07-11

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)57%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.2%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
183

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

1.45 · Competitive

1st preferences

42

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
69
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
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 fill101%

212 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
212
Boys / girls
111 / 101
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
212 / 210 (101%)
Free school meals
11.8%
FSM pupils
25
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation 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
Academy trust: CARE Foundation Trust
Academy trust
CARE Foundation Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Susan Sweet

Location

Address
Church Lane, Challock
Postcode
TN25 4BU
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 foundation school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Ashford, Kent, 212 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.8%.

Open schools in Ashford
62
Primary schools in Ashford
46
Academies among open schools in Ashford
39% (24)
Open schools in TN25
15
Primary in TN25
12
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 TN25

  • Towers School and Sixth Form Centre

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Ashford · TN24 9AL · Kent

    Ages 11–19

    • Att840.2
    • P8-0.3
    • EM5+35%
    • Absence9.6%

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Susan Sweet
Telephone
01233740286
Website
www.challockprimaryschool.co.uk

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