Smeeth Community Primary School
Foundation primary school in Ashford (Kent).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).At Smeeth Community Primary School we aim to provide an educational environment where children can be safe, happy and stimulated. We offer a curriculum, which will foster the intellectual, personal, social and physical development of each child. Smeeth Community Primary School serves the village of Smeeth and the neighbouring area of Brabourne Lees.
Smeeth is one of several villages to the east of Ashford not far from the North Downs. The School is fortunate in its site; there is an attractive playing field, split into two levels by a bank with an outdoor classroom and trim trail on the top level, and a playground with an all weather grassed area with play equipment to one side of it.
From the top of the playing field are views to the North Downs and from the upper school campus are views across Hatch Park. There is an excellent school hall, a canteen and a junior library. The schoolhouse is now part of the School's working area and contains the Head Teacher's office, the Secretary's office, reception, and an upstairs storage area and staff PPA room.
There are five classrooms, two in the recently rebuilt and refurbished Victorian building and three in the building that includes the hall.
Enrichment
20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Athletics
- Coding
- Computing
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Drama
- Eco Club
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Netball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Yoga
- Forest School
and 4 more
Key facts
- URN
- 118381
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 1 former)
iMaintained school governing body (trust-linked).2 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Dearden Confirmed same person | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Linda Dodds | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Samantha Hunt | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Faye Bennett | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Alex Senior | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kate Cox | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Jennifer Payne Confirmed same person | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mr Tristan Hardiman Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record