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Charing Church of England Primary School

School Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JN

Local ranking38th of 450 primary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

140

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 February 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
93.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
93.0%
Writing (Expected)
93.0%
Maths (Expected)
93.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
86.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
14

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
184
Boys
93 (51%)
Girls
91 (49%)
Capacity
140 (131% full)
SEND
22.8%
FSM Eligible
47.1%
EAL
5.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.7%
SEN Support
20.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.1
Budget per Pupil
£7,047/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
29.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
Not applicable
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 81.0%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 4.3%
  • White Other: 3.7%
  • Mixed Other: 3.7%
  • White Traveller: 2.5%
  • Black African: 1.8%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.2%
  • Other: 1.2%

81.0%

White British

4.3%

Gypsy/Roma

3.7%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
144835
UKPRN
10064466
Establishment No.
3343
Trust
THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST

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