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Greenfields Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Oxford Road, Shepway, Maidstone ME15 8DF · greenfieldscps.kent.sch.uk · 01622 758538
On the mapSearch near ME15 8DF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 450
- 83 over 367 places · 123%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39.5%
- First language not English
- 10.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 70 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 63% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 45 | 70 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 54 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 46 | 55 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 65 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 61 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Greenfields Community Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 56
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (32%) with SEND