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Stowting Church of England Primary School

URN
118682
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Stowting Church of England Primary School
URN
118682
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

87 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

83

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Top 10% of primary schools in England

Top 10% nationally

#37 of 345 schools in Kent

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Stowting Church of England Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Stowting Church of England Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework

A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 7 July 2025: Improved significantly. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.

Full inspection published
27 November 2019
Inspection date
12 November 2019
Inspection type
Exempt School Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 27 November 2019

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 27 November 2019

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

15

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

40

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

15

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.67×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Kent
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Kent)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.stowting.kent.sch.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

100.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

100.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

100.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

100.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

TN25 6BE - Stowting, Stowting Hill, Ashford, Kent

Contact details

Address
Stowting, Stowting Hill, Ashford, Kent
Postcode
TN25 6BE
Phone
1303862375
Website
http://www.stowting.kent.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Kent
Local authority code
886

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 1,366 schools in Kent.

Authority statistics

Total schools

1,366

Open schools

715

Closed schools

651

Primary schools

816

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 27 November 2019

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 27 November 2019

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 27 November 2019

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 27 November 2019

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    7 July 20253 June 2025-Improved significantlyView report for inspection published 7 July 2025
    27 November 201912 November 2019Exempt School InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 27 November 2019
    • Improved significantly

      Published
      7 July 2025
      Inspected
      3 June 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      27 November 2019
      Inspected
      12 November 2019
      Type
      Exempt School Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    37.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 15

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    218

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary816 (59.8%)
    • Secondary218 (16.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other331 (24.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Brabourne Church of England Primary School3.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    Bodsham Church of England Primary School3.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Sibton Park School3.6 kmNot applicableClosed
    Lyminge Church of England Primary School4.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Sellindge Primary School4.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Smeeth Community Primary School5.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Elham Church of England Primary School5.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Caldecott Foundation School6.4 kmNot applicableOpen
    Brook Community Primary School6.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School6.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Brabourne Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      3.3 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Bodsham Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      3.6 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Sibton Park School
      Distance
      3.6 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Lyminge Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      4.1 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Kent)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Adisham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryCT3 3JWClosed
    Adisham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryCT3 3JWOpen
    Aldington Primary SchoolPrimaryTN25 7EEOpen
    All Soul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryCT19 4LGOpen
    All Souls' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryCT19 4LGClosed
    • Adisham Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CT3 3JW
      Status
      Closed
    • Adisham Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CT3 3JW
      Status
      Open
    • Aldington Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TN25 7EE
      Status
      Open
    • All Soul's Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CT19 4LG
      Status
      Open
    Sellindge Primary School
    Distance
    4.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Smeeth Community Primary School
    Distance
    5.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Elham Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    5.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Caldecott Foundation School
    Distance
    6.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Brook Community Primary School
    Distance
    6.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    6.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • All Souls' Church of England Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CT19 4LG
    Status
    Closed