Aldington Primary SchoolSellindge Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ashford.

Summary of the comparison

Aldington Primary School and Sellindge Primary School are primary schools in Ashford.

  • Aldington Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Sellindge Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sellindge Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Aldington Primary School was judged Good and Sellindge Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 58.0% for Aldington Primary School and 48.0% for Sellindge Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Aldington Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Sellindge Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Aldington Primary School versus Sellindge Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AshfordAldington Primary SchoolAshfordSellindge Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking264th of 450 in Kent 125th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll198 192
Capacity210 210
LocationAshford, TN25 7EE Ashford, TN25 6JY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% Stronger figure48.0% 62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure99.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census198 192
Free school meals (ever 6)11.1% 24.0%
English as an additional language2.0% 9.4%
SEN support8.1% 13.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.3% Stronger figure5.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.5% Stronger figure13.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Aldington Primary School

Sellindge Primary School

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