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West Borough Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 456Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 118568URN

Greenway, Maidstone, ME16 8TL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJun 2017
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.7per place
0.3 above Kent median (2.4)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

161 applications for 60 places · 132nd of 385 in Kent
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
47%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJun 2017
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

  1. 19 October 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 20 June 2017
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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
2.7applications per place, Reception
0.3 above Kent median (2.4) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

161 applications · 60 places offered · 51 named it first

  1. 2026 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
  2. 2025 2.8; Kent median median 2.3
  3. 2024 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
  4. 2023 3.0; Kent median median 2.3
  5. 2022 2.9; Kent median median 2.1
  6. 2021 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
  7. 2020 2.6; Kent median median 2.2
  8. 2019 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
  9. 2018 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
  10. 2017 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
  11. 2016 1.7; Kent median median 2.5
  12. 2015 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
  13. 2014 1.7; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026601612.7510.85
Sep 2025511402.8460.90
Sep 2024601572.6540.90
Sep 2023601773.0711.18
Sep 2022601712.9741.23
Sep 2021601292.2701.17
Sep 2020601562.6621.03
Sep 2019601232.1661.10
Sep 2018601332.2601.00
Sep 2017871331.5750.86
Sep 2016601031.7510.85
Sep 2015591081.8550.93
Sep 2014601031.7440.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 55% · Maths 62% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%356th of 421 in Kent
Reading
Expected standard67%
Higher standard33%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard55%
Greater depth7%
Maths
Expected standard62%
Higher standard15%
Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Kent median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2547%5%104101
2023/2452%0%105102
2022/2364%7%106103

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

  • 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
118568 · 886/2653
Capacity
460 pupils · 456 on roll
Free school meals
27.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Greenway, Maidstone, ME16 8TL
Local authority
Kent · Maidstone

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