Furley Park Primary Academy
Reed Crescent, Park Farm, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3PAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Furley Park Primary Academy is a primary school in Ashford for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Kent. It ranks 14th of 38 primary schools in Ashford. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 December 2024, report published 20 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 3 December 2024
Pupils work hard and achieve well at this calm and caring school. They have excellent attitudes to learning and strive to meet the high expectations of teachers. Pupils concentrate well and share their learning excitedly. 'Time flies at this school,' said one pupil. This starts in the early years, where teachers embed strong routines quickly. As a result, classrooms are busy and purposeful. Pupils know the school values, including respect, well. This helps them to treat each other with courtesy and kindness. Pupils have warm and positive relationships with each other and staff. Teachers apply the well-defined school rules consistently. As a result, pupils behave well. Pupils feel happy and safe. They know that staff care and will address any concerns they may have. Pupils learn important skills of leadership at school. They are keen to take up prestigious roles such as head boy and girl or represent their class on the school council. Pupils aspire to these roles and are proud of the work they do. Year 6 pupils have clearly defined responsibilities as part of their class rota. They take these responsibilities seriously. The school values pupils' opinions. For example, pupils choose the clubs that the school offers or select new playground equipment.
What the school should improve
- Occasionally, the use of assessment is not precise enough. It does not always identify gaps in learning and inform future teaching. As a result, some pupils do not fill gaps in learning swiftly enough. The school should ensure that teachers use assessment to identify gaps in learning and inform their next steps of teaching consistently well.
- Persistent absence at the school is too high for too many pupils, particularly those who are more disadvantaged. This means that the most vulnerable pupils are missing out on too much of their vital education. The school must continue and strengthen its work to support these pupils in attending more frequently and learning more over time.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
94 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
504 pupils on roll, with places for 630
Schools near Furley Park Primary Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 61% met the expected standard |
| Finberry Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 76% met the expected standard |
| East Stour Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Beaver Green Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 40% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ACE LEARNING
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Collip
- Phone
- 01233501732
- Address
- Reed Crescent, Park Farm, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3PA
- Local authority
- Kent
- URN
- 140322
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.