Furley Park Primary Academy, Ashford

In its own words: "Furley Park Primary Academy supports the local community in the education of children to develop respect for themselves, each other, their families, and the environment. At Furley Park Primary Academy our vision is to offer a rich, broad and balanced curriculum which provides pupils with first class, exciting and creative experience."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care until 5:45pm.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Furley Park Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 74% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 57 families put Furley Park Primary Academy as their first choice and 119 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Furley Park Primary Academy are Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 74% maths); Finberry Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 79% reading, 76% maths); East Stour Primary School (1.2 miles, 86% reading, 82% maths); and Beaver Green Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 75% maths).

Furley Park Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Furley Park Primary Academy is one of 2 schools run by Ace Learning, an academy trust.

68 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Furley Park Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 78% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (78%).

11.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (61%), Asian (10%) and Black (9%).

In 2026, 54 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 9 (1.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Furley Park Primary Academy had 22 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Ashford International Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Poppy Mead (adjacent), 310 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 43 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).

In 2024/25, Furley Park Primary Academy issued 7 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.