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St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Queen's Road, Maidstone ME16 0LB · st-francis.kent.sch.uk · 01622 771540
On the mapSearch near ME16 0LB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 46%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Capacity
- 420
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 31 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 118853)
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 31 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 40 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 36 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 42 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 48 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 46% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▼46% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118853)
Ofsted
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118853)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118853), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118853)
Jan 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 118853)
Mar 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118853)