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Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Ashford · TN25 5EA

Ages 5–11 · 429 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

1.13 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
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)70%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.2%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
378

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

1.13 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

68

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

56

Total preferences (any rank)
114
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
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 fill102%

429 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
429
Boys / girls
201 / 228
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
429 / 420 (102%)
Free school meals
11.4%
FSM pupils
49
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Rachael Foster

Location

Address
Bridge Street, Wye
Postcode
TN25 5EA
Town
Ashford
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Ashford
Constituency
Ashford
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Ashford, Kent, 429 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.4%.

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

  • Brook Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Ashford · TN25 5PB · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM30.3%
    • Demand0.92

    2.1 miles away

  • Downs View Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Ashford · TN25 4PJ · Kent

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM21.2%
    • Demand0.93

    2.1 miles away

  • Phoenix Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Ashford · TN24 9LS · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM53.7%
    • Demand0.96

    2.6 miles away

  • Goat Lees Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Foundation school · Primary

    Ashford · TN24 9RR · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM39.6%
    • Demand0.86

    2.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rachael Foster
Telephone
01233812781
Website
www.ladyj.kent.sch.uk/

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