St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford

General Information

Address: Noakes Meadow, Ashford, TN23 4RB
Phone: 01233623199
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Bryant
Age range: 5-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 208
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 41
% eligible for free school meals: 19.7%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.0%
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: 15.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 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

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

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

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Financials

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

Spending per pupil: £5,500 (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 #37 of 39 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#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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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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