Schools in Ashford[1]

Local authority district E07000105 · 62 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 81 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 9 (11%)[4]
second 20%: 20 (25%)[4]
middle 20%: 24 (30%)[4]
fourth 20%: 18 (22%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 10 (12%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

Grammar schools (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
Highworth Grammar School	11–18[2]	A8 69 2025/26[5] AL B 2024/25[6]
The Norton Knatchbull School	11–18[2]	A8 64 2025/26[5] AL C+ 2024/25[6]

Secondary schools (6)

School	Ages	Headline results
Chilmington Green School	11–19[2]
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre	11–18[2]	A8 38 2025/26[5] AL C- 2024/25[6]
The John Wallis Church of England Academy	0–19[2]	A8 36 2025/26[5] AL D+ 2024/25[6] KS2 61% 2024/25[7]
The North School	11–19[2]	A8 39 2025/26[5] AL C 2024/25[6]
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre	11–19[2]	A8 42 2025/26[5] AL C 2024/25[6]
Wye School	11–16[2]	A8 45 2025/26[5] AL C- 2024/25[6]

Primary schools (43)

School	Ages	Headline results
Aldington Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[7]
Ashford Oaks Community Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 34% 2024/25[7]
Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[7]
Beaver Green Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[7]
Bethersden Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 46% 2024/25[7]
Brabourne Church of England Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 87% 2024/25[7]
Brook Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[7]
Challock Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[7]
Charing Church of England Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 93% 2024/25[7]
Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 46% 2024/25[7]
Chilmington Green Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 46% 2024/25[7]
Downs View Infant School	4–7[2]
East Stour Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[7]
Egerton Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[7]
Finberry Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 76% 2024/25[7]
Furley Park Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[7]
Goat Lees Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 40% 2024/25[7]
Godinton Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[7]
Great Chart Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[7]
Hamstreet Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[7]
High Halden Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 42% 2024/25[7]
John Mayne Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 27% 2024/25[7]
Kennington Church of England Academy	7–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[7]
Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[7]
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 81% 2024/25[7]
Mersham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[7]
Phoenix Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 41% 2024/25[7]
Pluckley Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 82% 2024/25[7]
Repton Manor Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[7]
Rolvenden Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
Smarden Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 89% 2024/25[7]
Smeeth Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[7]
St Michael's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[7]
St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford	5–11[2]	KS2 40% 2024/25[7]
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[7]
Tenterden Church of England Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 46% 2024/25[7]
Tenterden Infant School	5–11[2]
The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[7]
Victoria Road Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
Willesborough Infant School	4–7[2]
Willesborough Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
Wittersham Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[7]
Woodchurch Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[7]

Independent schools (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
Ashford School	0–20[2]	AL B 2024/25[6]
Spring Grove School 2003 Ltd	2–11[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (9)

School	Ages	Headline results
Caldecott Foundation School	5–18[2]
Goldwyn School	10–19[2]
Greenfields School	5–18[2]
Heath Farm School	5–18[2]
Hope View School	7–18[2]
Kings Park School	7–16[2]
Little Acorns School	5–16[2]
The T3 School	11–16[2]
The Wyvern School (Buxford)	4–19[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.