Other independent special school
Ashford · TN27 0AX · Kent
Ages 5–18
- Att80.6
- EM5+0%
1.6 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Strong standardURN 144835
Charing Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ashford · TN27 0JN
Ages 2–11 · 199 pupils · Kent
Ofsted
Strong standard
KS2 expected (RWM)
100%
Overall absence
8.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Strong standard
Inspection date
2026-02-10
- AchievementStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)100%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 108.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 109.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.7%
Unauthorised2.1%
- Authorised absence
- 5.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 146
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill120%
199 pupils · 140 places
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- Boys / girls
- 103 / 96
- School capacity
- 140
- Capacity fill
- 199 / 140 (142%)
- Free school meals
- 41.6%
- FSM pupils
- 74
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Bird
Location
- Address
- School Road, Charing
- Postcode
- TN27 0JN
- Town
- Ashford
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Kent
- District
- Ashford
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Urban/rural
- Larger 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Ashford, Kent, 199 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 41.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Canterbury.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Bird
- Telephone
- 01233712277