Free schools · Kent

Tiger Primary School

4–11Ages
392Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138232URN

Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

89 applications for 43 places · 266th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

89 applications · 43 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.5; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.7; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.8; 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	43	89	2.1	36	0.84
Sep 2025	37	72	2.0	34	0.92
Sep 2024	38	81	2.1	37	0.97
Sep 2023	31	76	2.5	18	0.58
Sep 2022	60	105	1.8	47	0.78
Sep 2021	52	90	1.7	44	0.85
Sep 2020	55	107	2.0	38	0.69
Sep 2019	60	98	1.6	35	0.58
Sep 2018	60	115	1.9	41	0.68
Sep 2017	58	142	2.5	47	0.81
Sep 2016	60	163	2.7	42	0.70
Sep 2015	60	160	2.7	67	1.12
Sep 2014	60	169	2.8	67	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 76% · Maths 75% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%261st of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard33%

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	60%	6%	106	105
2023/24	56%	5%	103	101
2022/23	45%	6%	101	101

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

Tiger Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Oaks
0.5 km · Kent

2026

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Molehill
0.9 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Loose Primary School
0.9 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Park Way Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

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

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Senacre Wood Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Tree Tops
1.9 km · Kent

Improved significantly2024

1.9applications per place 66%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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138232 · 886/2008
Trust: Future Schools Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 392 on roll
Free school meals: 46.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 3 September 2012
Address: Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QL
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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