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Coxheath Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Stockett Lane, Coxheath, Maidstone ME17 4PS · coxheath.kent.sch.uk · 01622 745553
On the mapSearch near ME17 4PS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 463
- 43 over 420 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 21.6%
- First language not English
- 8.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 69 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 84% 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 | 59 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 87 | 84 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118588)
Ofsted
Coxheath Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118588), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118588)
Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118588)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (144 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 144
- 33% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (19%) with SEND