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Kennington Church of England Academy

Primary · Ashford · TN24 9AG

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 8 March 2023

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At a glance

355 pupils · 99% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
28.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
11.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.kennington.school
URN
141329

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 8 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

88 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
64%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school64%
Median of its 12 closest peers71%
Kent average63.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Milton Primary AcademyStoke-on-Trent · 183 miles awayExpected standard72%
Snodland CofE Primary SchoolSnodland · 23 miles awayGood61%
Wylde Green Primary SchoolSutton Coldfield · 150 miles awayNo current grade84%
Teesville AcademyMiddlesbrough · 249 miles awayGood76%
Offmore Primary SchoolKIDDERMINSTER · 157 miles awayExpected standard62%
Hazlewood Community Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 287 miles awayGood70%
Lordswood SchoolChatham · 19 miles awayOutstanding76%
Headley Park Primary SchoolBristol · 152 miles awayGood73%
Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary SchoolDartford · 33 miles awayNo current grade67%
Christ Church CofE Primary School PadgateWarrington · 212 miles awayGood75%
St Anne's Catholic Voluntary AcademyBuxton · 187 miles awayGood53%
South End Junior SchoolRushden · 100 miles awayGood70%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 73% (Kent 70%, England 60%) · Black African 6% (Kent 5%, England 5%) · Any other White background 5% (Kent 7%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Kent 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (Kent 3%, England 4%) · Not recorded 2% (Kent 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Kent 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Kent 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Kent 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Kent 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Kent 1%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Kent 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Kent 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Kent 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Kent: 3.00 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

41.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,452; 11.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,745
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £722,000; in-year balance +£79,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher33.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work39.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier87.8%62.3%
Social housing1.5%17.1%
Privately rented10.6%20.5%
Detached houses45.5%22.9%
Flats4.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms36.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01023999 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£336,000257 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£290,000–£430,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (79)£487,000
Semi-detached (98)£331,000
Terraced (67)£282,500
Flat (13)£175,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
6an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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