St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

AshfordConstituency

TN23 4RBPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 208 pupils. St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford is part of Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 80%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

49%

Asian

24%

Black

14%

Mixed

12%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

208

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

50%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 208
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 Sept 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
30 Jan 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
23 Apr 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.