Church Lane, Challock, Ashford, Kent TN25 4BU
10 reasons to choose Challock Primary School
Top line
Challock Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Ashford and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Challock Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Challock Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Challock Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average.
The Challock Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Challock Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Challock Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.00am to 6.00pm provided offsite by external contractors.
Find another school near Challock Primary School
Spring Grove School (4.2 miles); Lorenden Preparatory School (7.1 miles); Ashford Prep School (8 miles).
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School (4 miles); Eastling Primary School (6.8 miles); Ethelbert Road Primary School (7.1 miles).
Ashford School (6.6 miles); The King’s School Canterbury (11.1 miles); Kent College Canterbury (11.6 miles).
Highworth Grammar School (6.2 miles); The Norton Knatchbull School (7.2 miles); Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School (7.6 miles).