OFSTED
2 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
19 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
18 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Kent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
87
87 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
48
55.2% of pupils
Male pupils
39
44.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.6 pts
below England
School
17.2%
Maidstone
21.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.5 pts
below England
School
13.8%
Maidstone
16.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Maidstone
1.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.7%
65
Any other Mixed background
6.9%
6
Any other White background
4.6%
4
African
2.3%
2
Any other Asian background
2.3%
2
Gypsy / Roma
2.3%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.0%
20 of
87 pupils
2.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
7.0%
53.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
36.0%
Reading
37.8 pts below England
School
36.0%
Maidstone
72.5%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Writing
20.3 pts below England
School
50.0%
Maidstone
71.5%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
21.0%
Maths
51.0 pts below England
School
21.0%
Maidstone
68.5%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.25%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.04 pts
higher than
England
School
9.25%
Maidstone
6.60%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.36 pts
higher than
England
School
27.17%
Maidstone
17.53%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.26%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.46 pts
higher than
England
School
3.26%
Maidstone
2.03%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
82.9%
5.3 pts
below England
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School
82.9%
Maidstone
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.