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Schools near TN27 8

Ashford, Kent · ranked for your family, with the reasons

1 state primary school within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of TN27 8, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of TN27 8 is the average position of the 3 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near TN27 8

1 state primary school within 2 miles of the middle of TN27 8, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. John Mayne Church of England Primary School

    State primary · Church of England · Ashford · 1.1 miles

    29of 100

    1.1 miles · classes of 24 on average · Ofsted report card (2026): lowest area needs attention

    How it scored 29
    • Resultsmatters0.2 of 20 points

      Better than 1% of 14,817 state schools in England: 27% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters5 of 20 points

      Ofsted report card, February 2026: its lowest area is needs attention. Ofsted

    • Distancematters9 of 20 points

      1.1 miles from the middle of TN27 8, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place: 15 of 16. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.8 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 6.2% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.8% at schools with a similar intake; 3.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.7 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little7.1 of 10 points

      Classes average 23.5 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

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State secondary schools near TN27 8

1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of TN27 8, ranked by what matters to you. 1 more was left out by your filters.

  1. Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre

    State secondary · Tenterden · 3.8 miles

    41of 100

    Ofsted: Good (2023) · classes of 20 on average · not every first choice met in 2026

    How it scored 41
    • Resultsmatters4.6 of 20 points

      Better than 23% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.35 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, April 2023: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters4.9 of 20 points

      3.8 miles from the middle of TN27 8, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place: 262 of 269. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little1.3 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 11.4% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 30.2 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little10 of 10 points

      Classes average 19.5 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

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How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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