Community school · Kent

Platts Heath Primary School

4–11Ages
61Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118295URN

Headcorn Road, Platts Heath, Maidstone, ME17 2NH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

7.5per place

5.1 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

15 applications for 2 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%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 1 July 2026Published 17 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

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Inspection history

1 July 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention
20 April 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

7.5applications per place, Reception

5.1 above Kent median (2.4) 5.3 above England median (2.2)

15 applications · 2 places offered · 2 named it first

2026 7.5; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.0; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.0; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.4; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.5; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.9; Kent median median 2.5
2015 4.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.6; Kent median median 2.3

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	2	15	7.5	2	1.00
Sep 2025	5	12	2.4	3	0.60
Sep 2024	8	21	2.6	8	1.00
Sep 2023	4	12	3.0	3	0.75
Sep 2022	6	13	2.2	5	0.83
Sep 2021	5	15	3.0	3	0.60
Sep 2020	5	12	2.4	4	0.80
Sep 2019	10	20	2.0	8	0.80
Sep 2018	10	16	1.6	10	1.00
Sep 2017	6	15	2.5	6	1.00
Sep 2016	13	24	1.9	9	0.69
Sep 2015	4	16	4.0	4	1.00
Sep 2014	5	18	3.6	5	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 56% · Writing 67% · Maths 67% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%296th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard56%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard11%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard33%

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	56%	11%	103	103
2023/24	45%	0%	103	101
2022/23	24%	6%	105	100

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

Platts Heath Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

7.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Lenham Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Good2023

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Ulcombe Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
Kingswood Primary School
3.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Egerton Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Kent

Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Hollingbourne Primary School
5.7 km · Kent

2026

3.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School
6.0 km · Kent

2026

3.7applications per place 7%met the SATs standard
Sutton Valence Primary School
6.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 54%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: 118295 · 886/2169
Capacity: 91 pupils · 61 on roll
Free school meals: 57.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Headcorn Road, Platts Heath, Maidstone, ME17 2NH
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources