Smarden Primary SchoolJohn Mayne Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Smarden Primary School and John Mayne Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Ashford.

Smarden Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and John Mayne Church of England Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Smarden Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Smarden Primary School was judged Good and John Mayne Church of England Primary School was judged in need of attention.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 89.0% for Smarden Primary School and 27.0% for John Mayne Church of England Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Smarden Primary School (75.0% in 2022-23, 89.0% in 2024-25).

Smarden Primary School versus John Mayne Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	AshfordSmarden Primary School	AshfordJohn Mayne Church of England Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	B72/100Stronger figure	D47/100
Local ranking	61st of 450 in Kent Stronger figure	414th of 450 in Kent
Inspection	Ofsted: GoodStronger figure	Ofsted: Needs attention
School type	Academy converter	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	2-11	4-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	175	100
Capacity	105	140
Location	Ashford, TN27 8ND	Ashford, TN27 8AL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	89.0% Stronger figure	27.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	6.0% Stronger figure	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	107.0 Stronger figure	100.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	105.0 Stronger figure	95.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	175	100
Free school meals (ever 6)	14.9%	31.0%
English as an additional language	1.1%	3.0%
SEN support	16.0%	13.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	1.7%	0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	3.4% Stronger figure	6.2%	6.2%
Persistent absence	4.1% Stronger figure	16.1%	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.