Ashford Common

Summary

Ashford Common (E02006408) is part of Surrey local authority (view on map). Ashford Common has an approximate population of 8,900 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Ashford Common neighbours Lower Feltham, Ashford East, Sunbury Common, and Littleton & Shepperton Green.

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  • 7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Ashford Common is the 120th least deprived area in Surrey (out of 151) with 26% of children living in low-income families, compared to 20% across Surrey and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Ashford Common, 16% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 16% in Surrey and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Ashford Common % in Surrey % in England
Eligible for free school meals 16% 16% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 84% 84% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Ashford Common, 21% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Surrey, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Ashford Common % in Surrey % in England
No special educational needs 80% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Ashford Common, 40% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 26% in Surrey, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Ashford Common % in Surrey % in England
White 59% 75% 67%
Asian 22% 10% 14%
Black 6% 3% 7%
Mixed 9% 9% 7%
Other 3% 2% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Ashford Common with English as an additional language is 26%, compared with 16% in Surrey, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Ashford Common % in Surrey % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 26% 16% 22%
Known or believed to be English 74% 84% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Ashford Common has 14 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Ashford Common
All childcare providers 14
Childminders 11
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

In Ashford Common, there have been 2 full inspections of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Children's welfare and well-being: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Curriculum and teaching: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Inclusion: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Leadership and governance: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Ashford Common. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 2 0 2 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 2 0 2 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 2 0 2 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 2 0 0 0
Inclusion 2 0 2 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 2 0 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 2 0 2 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 2 0 2 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 2 0 2 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 2 0 0 0
Inclusion 2 0 2 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 2 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Ashford Common has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Ashford Common
All state-funded schools 1
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Ashford Common since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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