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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 137806

Repton Manor Primary School

Foundation school · Ashford · TN23 3RX

Ages 4–11 · 420 pupils · Kent

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

1.10 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-11-28

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
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)56%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
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 absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.3%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
405

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

1.10 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

65

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

57

Total preferences (any rank)
137
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
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 fill100%

420 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
420
Boys / girls
214 / 206
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
420 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
18.8%
FSM pupils
79
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
Supported by a trust
Federation
The Lightyear Federation
Headteacher
Mrs Louise Summers

Location

Address
Repton Avenue
Postcode
TN23 3RX
Town
Ashford
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Ashford
Constituency
Ashford
Urban/rural
Urban: 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, 420 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.8%.

Open schools in Ashford
62
Primary schools in Ashford
46
Academies among open schools in Ashford
39% (24)
Open schools in TN23
18
Primary in TN23
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.

  • Godinton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ashford · TN23 3JR · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM17.5%
    • Demand0.83

    0.5 miles away

  • St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ashford · TN24 8QN · Kent

    Ages 5–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM17.3%
    • Demand0.88

    0.6 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Ashford · TN23 7HQ · Kent

    Ages 5–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM23.4%
    • Demand1.30

    1.1 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

    1.3 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

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Louise Summers
Telephone
01233666307

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