Community school · Kent

East Farleigh Primary School

4–11Ages
199Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118289URN

Vicarage Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.9 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

99 applications for 30 places · 61st of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 15 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour				Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
21 June 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Kent median (2.4) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

99 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 3.3; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.1; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.0; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.5; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2018 3.5; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.5; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.8; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.0; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	99	3.3	29	0.97
Sep 2025	30	88	2.9	32	1.07
Sep 2024	30	93	3.1	33	1.10
Sep 2023	30	79	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2022	30	90	3.0	41	1.37
Sep 2021	23	58	2.5	21	0.91
Sep 2020	29	62	2.1	27	0.93
Sep 2019	30	67	2.2	27	0.90
Sep 2018	30	104	3.5	35	1.17
Sep 2017	30	83	2.8	27	0.90
Sep 2016	30	106	3.5	39	1.30
Sep 2015	30	113	3.8	31	1.03
Sep 2014	30	90	3.0	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 70% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%224th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	0%	105	103
2023/24	73%	13%	107	104
2022/23	73%	3%	107	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

East Farleigh Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Coxheath Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Jubilee Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

2026

2.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Barming Primary School
2.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
West Borough Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Loose Primary School
2.6 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
2.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

69%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone
2.9 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
2.9 km · Kent

Good2023

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118289 · 886/2163
Capacity: 210 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals: 16.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Vicarage Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LY
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources