Primary
Bodsham Church of England Primary School
School Hill, Bodsham, Ashford, TN25 5JQ
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 70 of 103 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.5
- Local authority
- Kent
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 9.2
- Pupils per adult
- 8.4
- Pupils
- 77
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
May 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
SATs results
79%
17 points above the Ashford (Kent) average (62% across 38 schools)
107.0
1.5 above the Ashford (Kent) average (105.5 across 38 schools)
17th of 38 by our score, among the primary schools in Ashford we can score - 39 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 108 |
| Average reading score | 107 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 79% |
| Working at a higher standard | 21% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 75% |
| 23/24 | 80% |
| 24/25 | 79% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 110.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
School Hill, Bodsham, Ashford, TN25 5JQ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Kent admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Executive Headteacher
- Mary Stephen
- Address
- School Hill, Bodsham, Ashford, TN25 5JQ
- Telephone
- 01233750374