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Smeeth Community Primary School

Primary Local authority maintained school in Ashford TN25 6RX

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  • School Reference Number: 118381
  • Address: Caroland Close, Smeeth, Ashford TN25 6RX
  • Headteacher: Ms Jennifer Payne
  • Telephone: 01303 813128
  • Website: smeeth.kent.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: CARE Foundation Trust
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Foundation school
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 140
  • Local Education Authority: Kent
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 03/07/2023

Rating published on 14/09/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
3 July 2023 15 September 2023 School inspection Good
18 September 2019 17 October 2019 School inspection Requires Improvement
20 September 2018 19 October 2018 Short inspection
6 November 2014 28 November 2014 Full inspection Good
23 June 2011 12 July 2011 Full inspection Good
15 January 2008 5 February 2008 Full inspection Good
9 February 2004 20 May 2004 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number118381
Local Authority Code886
Local Authority NameKent
Establishment Number2289
School / College NameSmeeth Community Primary School
Establishment Type Code05
Establishment typeFoundation school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity140
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils117
Number of Boys67
Number of Girls50
Percentage Free School Meals17.10
Trust School Flag Code1
Trust School Flag Supported by a trust
Trusts Code16859
Academy trust or TrustCARE Foundation Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10073108
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetCaroland Close
LocalitySmeeth
Address3
TownAshford
County (name)Kent
PostcodeTN25 6RX
Websitewww.smeeth.kent.sch.uk
Telephone01303813128
Headteacher/Principal titleMs
Headteacher/Principal first nameJennifer
Headteacher/Principal last namePayne
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000105
DistrictAshford
Ward CodeE05011746
WardBircholt
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001069
Parliamentary ConstituencyAshford
Urban/Rural CodeF1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
GSS LA CodeE10000016
Easting607714
Northing140096
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Ashford 010
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Ashford 010A
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 Code922
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Kent
Previous establishment number2289
Country
UPRN100062562341
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005005
LSOA CodeE01024013
Free School Meals20
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN118381
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/118381
LAESTAB8862289
School nameSmeeth Community Primary School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationFoundation School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityKent
Parliamentary constituencyAshford
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeTN25 6RX
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils117
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10268310
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date03/07/2023
Publication date14/09/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection118381
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8862289
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSmeeth Community Primary School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFoundation School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionOutstanding
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10111212
Previous inspection start date18/09/2019
Previous publication date16/10/2019
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection118381
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8862289
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSmeeth Community Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFoundation School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationRequires Improvement
Previous behaviour and attitudesGood
Previous personal developmentGood
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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