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The Ferns Primary Academy

Primary Academy school in Farnborough GU14 9FX

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  • School Reference Number: 147128
  • Address: Field Road, Farnborough GU14 9FX
  • Acting Headteacher: Mr Edward Gittins
  • Telephone: 01276 31554
  • Website: ferns.kite.academy
  • Managing Organisation: The Kite Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 210
  • Local Education Authority: Hampshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: June 2019* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 29/11/2022

Rating published on 13/02/2023

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate

Personal development: Requires Improvement

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Requires Improvement

Early years provision: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
1 October 2024 11 November 2024 School inspection
20 September 2023 12 October 2023 Monitoring visit
29 November 2022 14 February 2023 School inspection Inadequate
6 June 2019 6 June 2019 Academy conversion letter

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Unique Reference Number147128
Local Authority Code850
Local Authority NameHampshire
Establishment Number2735
School / College NameThe Ferns Primary Academy
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-06-2019
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
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 capacity210
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils97
Number of Boys58
Number of Girls39
Percentage Free School Meals38.10
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code15864
Academy trust or TrustTHE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorThe Kite Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10076954
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetField Road
Locality
Address3
TownFarnborough
County (name)Hampshire
PostcodeGU14 9FX
Websitewww.ferns.kite.academy
Telephone0127631554
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameEdward
Headteacher/Principal last nameGittins
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleActing Headteacher
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 provision
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 CodeE07000092
DistrictRushmoor
Ward CodeE05008993
WardFernhill
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001063
Parliamentary ConstituencyAldershot
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000014
Easting485850
Northing158086
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Rushmoor 001
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Rushmoor 001A
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 Code917
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1997) Hampshire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100062327557
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004802
LSOA CodeE01023099
Free School Meals37
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN147128
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/147128
LAESTAB8502735
School nameThe Ferns Primary Academy
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/06/2019
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 authorityHampshire
Parliamentary constituencyAldershot
Multi-academy trust UID15864
Multi-academy trust nameThe Kite Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID16457
Academy sponsor nameThe Kite Academy Trust
PostcodeGU14 9FX
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils97
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 inspection1
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10249907
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date29/11/2022
Publication date13/02/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection147128
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8502735
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Ferns Primary Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessInadequate
Category of concernSWK
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
Personal developmentRequires Improvement
Effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionRequires Improvement
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10024514
Previous inspection start date10/01/2017
Previous publication date13/02/2017
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection116240
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8502735
School name at time of previous graded inspectionFernhill Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionRequires Improvement
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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