Bethersden Primary School
Primary Local authority maintained school in Ashford TN26 3AH
Primary Local authority maintained school in Ashford TN26 3AH
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Further Information
Inspected on 07/06/2023
Rating published on 24/07/2023
Overall effectiveness: Good
Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good
Early years provision: Outstanding
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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.
| Unique Reference Number | 118372 |
|---|---|
| Local Authority Code | 886 |
| Local Authority Name | Kent |
| Establishment Number | 2278 |
| School / College Name | Bethersden Primary School |
| Establishment Type Code | 01 |
| Establishment type | Community school |
| Establishment Type Group Code | 4 |
| Establishment Type Group | Local authority maintained schools |
| Establishment Status Code | 1 |
| Establishment status | Open |
| Reason Establishment Opened Code | 00 |
| Reason establishment opened | Not applicable |
| Open date | |
| Reason Establishment Closed Code | 00 |
| Reason establishment closed | Not applicable |
| Close date | |
| Phase Of Education Code | 2 |
| Phase of education | Primary |
| Age range Low | 4 |
| Age range High | 11 |
| Boarders Code | 1 |
| Boarders | No boarders |
| Nursery provision | No Nursery Classes |
| Official Sixth Form Code | 2 |
| Official sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Gender Code | 3 |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Religious Character Code | 00 |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Religious ethos | Does not apply |
| Diocese Code | 0000 |
| Diocese | Not applicable |
| Admissions Policy Code | 0 |
| Admissons policy | Not applicable |
| School capacity | 140 |
| Special Classes Code | 2 |
| Special classes | No Special Classes |
| Census Date | 18-01-2024 |
| Number of Pupils | 123 |
| Number of Boys | 70 |
| Number of Girls | 53 |
| Percentage Free School Meals | 27.60 |
| Trust School Flag Code | 0 |
| Trust School Flag | Not applicable |
| Trusts Code | |
| Academy trust or Trust | |
| School Sponsor Flag | Not applicable |
| Academy sponsor | |
| Federation Flag | Not under a federation |
| Federations Code | |
| Federation | |
| UKPRN | 10073334 |
| FEHE Identifier | |
| Further education type | Not applicable |
| Last Changed Date | 16-01-2025 |
| Street | School Road |
| Locality | Bethersden |
| Address3 | |
| Town | Ashford |
| County (name) | Kent |
| Postcode | TN26 3AH |
| Website | www.bethersden.kent.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01233820479 |
| Headteacher/Principal title | Ms |
| Headteacher/Principal first name | Rebecca |
| Headteacher/Principal last name | Heaton |
| Headteacher/Principal Job Title | Headteacher |
| BSO Inspectorate Name | Not applicable |
| Inspectorate Report | |
| Date of Last Inspection Visit | |
| Next Inspection Visit | |
| Teenage mothers provision | Not applicable |
| Teenage mothers capacity | |
| Childcare facilities provision | Not applicable |
| SEN facilities | Not applicable |
| Pupils with EBD | Not applicable |
| Number of places | |
| Full time provision | |
| Pupils educated by other providers | Not applicable |
| Section 41 approved | Not applicable |
| SEN provision | |
| Type of resourced provision | Not applicable |
| Resourced provision number on roll | |
| Resourced provision capacity | |
| SEN unit number on roll | |
| SEN unit capacity | |
| Government Office Region Code | J |
| Government Office Region | South East |
| District Code | E07000105 |
| District | Ashford |
| Ward Code | E05011777 |
| Ward | Weald Central |
| Parliamentary Constituency Code | E14001570 |
| Parliamentary Constituency | Weald of Kent |
| Urban/Rural Code | E1 |
| Urban/Rural Description | (England/Wales) Rural village |
| GSS LA Code | E10000016 |
| Easting | 592556 |
| Northing | 140108 |
| Middle Super Output Area (MSOA) | Ashford 012 |
| Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) | Ashford 012B |
| Inspectorate Name | |
| Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan | |
| Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan | |
| Boarding Establishment | |
| Proprietor's Name | |
| Previous Local Authority Code | 922 |
| Previous local authority | Pre LGR (1998) Kent |
| Previous establishment number | 2278 |
| Country | |
| UPRN | 100062563194 |
| Site Name | |
| QAB Code | 0 |
| QAB Name | Not applicable |
| Establishment Accredited Code | 0 |
| Establishment Accredited | Not applicable |
| QAB Report | |
| CH Number | |
| MSOA Code | E02005007 |
| LSOA Code | E01024031 |
| Free School Meals | 34 |
| Accreditation Expiry Date |
| URN | 118372 |
|---|---|
| Web Link | http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/118372 |
| LAESTAB | 8862278 |
| School name | Bethersden Primary School |
| Ofsted phase | Primary |
| Type of education | Community School |
| School open date | N/A |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Designated religious character | Does not apply |
| Religious ethos | Does not apply |
| Faith grouping | Non-faith |
| Ofsted region | South East |
| Region | South East |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Parliamentary constituency | Weald of Kent |
| Multi-academy trust UID | N/A |
| Multi-academy trust name | N/A |
| Academy sponsor UID | N/A |
| Academy sponsor name | N/A |
| Postcode | TN26 3AH |
| Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic year | N/A |
| The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile | 3 |
| Total number of pupils | 123 |
| Statutory lowest age | 4 |
| Statutory highest age | 11 |
| Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection | N/A |
| Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school? | N/A |
| URN at time of the ungraded inspection | N/A |
| LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection | N/A |
| School name at time of the ungraded inspection | N/A |
| School type at time of the ungraded inspection | N/A |
| Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection | N/A |
| Date of latest ungraded inspection | N/A |
| Ungraded inspection publication date | N/A |
| Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection? | N/A |
| Ungraded inspection overall outcome | N/A |
| Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspection | N/A |
| Inspection number of latest graded inspection | 10268825 |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Inspection type grouping | S5 Inspection |
| Event type grouping | Schools - S5 |
| Inspection start date | 07/06/2023 |
| Publication date | 24/07/2023 |
| Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school? | Yes |
| URN at time of latest graded inspection | 118372 |
| LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection | 8862278 |
| School name at time of latest graded inspection | Bethersden Primary School |
| School type at time of latest graded inspection | Community School |
| Current school type used for chart C6 | Maintained school |
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Category of concern | N/A |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Effectiveness of leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding is effective? | Yes |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Sixth form provision | N/A |
| Previous inspection number | ITS429515 |
| Previous inspection start date | 06/03/2014 |
| Previous publication date | 28/03/2014 |
| Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school? | Yes |
| URN at time of previous graded inspection | 118372 |
| LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection | 8862278 |
| School name at time of previous graded inspection | Bethersden Primary School |
| School type at time of previous graded inspection | Community School |
| Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness | 2 |
| Previous category of concern | N/A |
| Previous quality of education | N/A |
| Previous behaviour and attitudes | N/A |
| Previous personal development | N/A |
| Previous effectiveness of leadership and management | Good |
| Previous safeguarding is effective? | N/A |
| Previous early years provision | N/A |
| Previous sixth form provision | N/A |