Primary
Charing Church of England Primary School
School Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JN
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 199 of 140 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Local authority
- Kent
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 19.4
- Pupils per adult
- 8.7
- Pupils
- 168
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 February 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
SATs results
93%
31 points above the Ashford (Kent) average (62% across 38 schools)
108.0
2.5 above the Ashford (Kent) average (105.5 across 38 schools)
7th 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 | 108 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 93% |
| Working at a higher standard | 7% |
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 | 100% |
| 23/24 | 83% |
| 24/25 | 93% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
School Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JN
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
- Head Teacher
- Thomas Bird
- Address
- School Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JN
- Telephone
- 01233712277