Community school · Kent

Palace Wood Primary School

4–11Ages
417Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135106URN

Ash Grove, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 0AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

146 applications for 60 places · 184th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

Inspection history

15 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
4 July 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

146 applications · 60 places offered · 57 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.4; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.8; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.0; 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	60	146	2.4	57	0.95
Sep 2025	60	134	2.2	48	0.80
Sep 2024	52	141	2.7	47	0.90
Sep 2023	60	143	2.4	59	0.98
Sep 2022	60	123	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2021	60	138	2.3	56	0.93
Sep 2020	60	137	2.3	58	0.97
Sep 2019	50	113	2.3	36	0.72
Sep 2018	46	111	2.4	38	0.83
Sep 2017	60	123	2.1	49	0.82
Sep 2016	59	107	1.8	28	0.47
Sep 2015	55	94	1.7	25	0.45
Sep 2014	56	112	2.0	37	0.66

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 78% · Maths 80% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%160th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	69%	8%	105	105
2023/24	56%	11%	104	103
2022/23	70%	3%	106	105

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

Palace Wood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Allington Primary School
0.4 km · Kent

Outstanding2022

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
1.1 km · Kent

Good2024
Brunswick House Primary School
1.2 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
West Borough Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
2.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
North Borough Junior School
2.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Infant School
2.1 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135106 · 886/3906
Capacity: 420 pupils · 417 on roll
Free school meals: 15.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2007
Address: Ash Grove, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 0AB
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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