Academy converter · Kent

Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
437Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
137615URN

Provender Way, Grove Green, Maidstone, ME14 5TZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.9 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

198 applications for 59 places · 58th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Kent median (2.4) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

198 applications · 59 places offered · 86 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.2; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.5; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.2; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.5; Kent median median 2.2
2020 4.1; Kent median median 2.2
2019 3.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 3.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.7; Kent median median 2.2
2016 4.0; Kent median median 2.5
2015 4.1; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.0; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 13 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	59	198	3.4	86	1.46
Sep 2025	60	175	2.9	65	1.08
Sep 2024	60	193	3.2	89	1.48
Sep 2023	60	211	3.5	85	1.42
Sep 2022	60	190	3.2	64	1.07
Sep 2021	60	209	3.5	93	1.55
Sep 2020	60	246	4.1	115	1.92
Sep 2019	60	224	3.7	97	1.62
Sep 2018	60	224	3.7	76	1.27
Sep 2017	60	223	3.7	92	1.53
Sep 2016	60	239	4.0	75	1.25
Sep 2015	60	243	4.1	87	1.45
Sep 2014	53	160	3.0	37	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 92% · Maths 89% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%32nd of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth34%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	83%	28%	109	107
2023/24	78%	11%	108	107
2022/23	74%	24%	107	107

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

Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Bearsted
1.0 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
1.3 km · Kent

2026

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Roseacre Junior School
1.3 km · Kent

Good2024

73%met the SATs standard
Thurnham Church of England Infant School
1.4 km · Kent

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Madginford Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Park Way Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Community Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
South Borough Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137615 · 886/3372
Trust: St John's Church of England Primary School Maidstone
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 437 on roll
Free school meals: 6.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2011
Replaced: Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School (URN 118753)
Address: Provender Way, Grove Green, Maidstone, ME14 5TZ
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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