Smarden Primary School

General Information

Address: Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8ND
Phone: 01233770316
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Claudia Miller
Age range: 2-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 172
School capacity: 105
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 23
% eligible for free school meals: 16.0%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 3.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 4.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 6 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #22 of 29 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#20Repton Manor Primary SchoolGood
#21Rolvenden Primary SchoolGood
#22Smarden Primary SchoolGood
#23Smeeth Community Primary SchoolGood
#24Tenterden Infant SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Challock Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Great Chart Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Aldington Primary SchoolGood
#4Ashford Oaks Community Primary SchoolGood
#5Beaver Green Primary SchoolGood
#6Bethersden Primary SchoolGood
#7Brabourne Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#8Brook Community Primary SchoolGood
#9Charing Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#11Chilmington Green Primary SchoolGood
#12Egerton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13Finberry Primary SchoolGood
#14Godinton Primary SchoolGood
#15Hamstreet Primary AcademyGood
#16High Halden Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#17Kingsnorth Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18Mersham Primary SchoolGood
#19Phoenix Community Primary SchoolGood
#20Repton Manor Primary SchoolGood
#21Rolvenden Primary SchoolGood
#22Smarden Primary SchoolGood
#23Smeeth Community Primary SchoolGood
#24Tenterden Infant SchoolGood
#25The John Wallis Church of England AcademyGood
#26The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#27Victoria Road Primary SchoolGood
#28Wittersham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#29Woodchurch Church of England Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £5,680 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #36 of 39 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#34Challock Primary School£6,114
#35Aldington Primary School£5,795
#36Smarden Primary School£5,680
#37St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford£5,500
#38Furley Park Primary Academy£5,499

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Brook Community Primary School£9,208
#2Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School£9,025
#3Phoenix Community Primary School£8,565
#4Ashford Oaks Community Primary School£8,498
#5High Halden Church of England Primary School£8,466
#6Tenterden Infant School£8,223
#7Bethersden Primary School£8,024
#8Pluckley Church of England Primary School£7,809
#9Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School£7,573
#10Rolvenden Primary School£7,549
#11The John Wallis Church of England Academy£7,342
#12Woodchurch Church of England Primary School£7,310
#13Goat Lees Primary School£7,280
#14Brabourne Church of England Primary School£7,195
#15Wittersham Church of England Primary School£7,177
#16Charing Church of England Primary School£7,047
#17The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,995
#18East Stour Primary School£6,949
#19Chilmington Green Primary School£6,751
#20Repton Manor Primary School£6,740
#21Victoria Road Primary School£6,739
#22Smeeth Community Primary School£6,726
#23Mersham Primary School£6,573
#24John Mayne Church of England Primary School£6,560
#25Finberry Primary School£6,517
#26Egerton Church of England Primary School£6,468
#27St Michael's Church of England Primary School£6,443
#28Beaver Green Primary School£6,372
#29Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School£6,286
#30Godinton Primary School£6,281
#31Great Chart Primary School£6,277
#32Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School£6,250
#33Hamstreet Primary Academy£6,218
#34Challock Primary School£6,114
#35Aldington Primary School£5,795
#36Smarden Primary School£5,680
#37St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford£5,500
#38Furley Park Primary Academy£5,499
#39St Teresa's Catholic Primary School£5,396

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