Downs View Infant SchoolLady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ashford.
Summary of the comparison
Downs View Infant School and Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School are primary schools in Ashford.
Downs View Infant School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Downs View Infant School was judged Good and Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School was judged exceptional.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School (85.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AshfordDowns View Infant School | AshfordLady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100 | B81/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 440th of 450 in Kent | 14th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary controlled school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-7 | 5-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 215 | 424 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 420 | |
| Location | Ashford, TN25 4PJ | Ashford, TN25 5EA | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 81.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 30.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 215 | 424 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.8% | 12.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.1% | 14.2% | |
| SEN support | 17.7% | 15.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.8% | 4.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.3% | 9.2% Stronger figure | 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.
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.
Downs View Infant School
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School
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