East Stour Primary School, Ashford

In its own words: "The information others give us, and how we feel ourselves, is that we have a strong community feeling as a school, closer to the feeling of a village school than big town. The school is a friendly environment with genuine warmth shown by pupils and staff to each other."

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at East Stour Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 81% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 44 families put East Stour Primary School as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to East Stour Primary School are Finberry Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 79% reading, 76% maths); Willesborough Junior School (1 mile, Good, 83% reading, 80% maths); Willesborough Infant School (1 mile, Good); and Victoria Road Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 60% maths).

East Stour Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

East Stour Primary School is one of 12 schools run by Ekc Schools Trust Limited, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

26 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about East Stour Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).

38.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 30.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (53%), Black (17%) and Asian (13%).

In 2026, 60 pupils (15.6%) received SEN support and 11 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Ashford International Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bushy Royds (adjacent), 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 190 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, East Stour Primary School issued 15 suspensions, 3.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to East Stour Primary School are The North School (0.9 miles), The Norton Knatchbull School (1.1 miles), The John Wallis Church of England Academy (1.2 miles) and Highworth Grammar School (1.8 miles).