High Halden Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Ashford · TN26 3JB · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS253%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM18.1%
- Demand0.77
2.8 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 118672
Woodchurch Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ashford · TN26 3QJ
Ages 4–11 · 165 pupils · Kent
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
44%
Overall absence
7.9%
Admissions demand
0.88 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-05-16
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)44%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 100.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.0%
Unauthorised2.0%
- Authorised absence
- 5.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 150
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
0.88 · Often has places
1st preferences
23
Places offered
26
1st-preference offers
22
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 51
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 26
- 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 fill91%
165 pupils · 182 places
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- Boys / girls
- 79 / 86
- School capacity
- 182
- Capacity fill
- 165 / 182 (91%)
- Free school meals
- 21.2%
- FSM pupils
- 35
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Federation
- Flourish Together Federation
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Burlton
Location
- Address
- Bethersden Road, Woodchurch
- Postcode
- TN26 3QJ
- 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Ashford, Kent, 165 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 21.2%. 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.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Burlton
- Telephone
- 01233860232