St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Maidstone, Kent
ME16 0LB
Composite score
36.9

About St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone

St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone is a primary school in Maidstone, Kent, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 419 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 46% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 14.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#11,925
National rank
#1778
In South East
#351
In Kent
Top 80%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
46%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Requires improvement

School profile

Pupils on roll 419 % FSM ever-6 14.1% % EAL 41.3% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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