Academy converter · Kent

Allington Primary School

5–11Ages
466Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139096URN

Hildenborough Crescent, London Road, Maidstone, ME16 0PG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.8 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

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192 applications for 60 places · 72nd 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

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 12 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Kent median (2.4) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

192 applications · 60 places offered · 79 named it first

2026 3.2; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.8; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.2; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.5; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.2; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.6; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.9; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.9; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 12 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	60	192	3.2	79	1.32
Sep 2025	60	194	3.2	83	1.38
Sep 2024	60	166	2.8	70	1.17
Sep 2023	60	194	3.2	80	1.33
Sep 2022	60	148	2.5	64	1.07
Sep 2021	59	186	3.2	97	1.64
Sep 2020	60	161	2.7	79	1.32
Sep 2019	85	151	1.8	77	0.91
Sep 2018	60	133	2.2	61	1.02
Sep 2017	60	157	2.6	73	1.22
Sep 2016	60	172	2.9	75	1.25
Sep 2015	60	162	2.7	63	1.05
Sep 2014	59	168	2.9	78	1.32

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 87% · Maths 95% → 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 standard87%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard51%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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%	14%	108	108
2023/24	80%	13%	109	108
2022/23	92%	20%	109	108

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

Allington Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Palace Wood Primary School
0.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Brunswick House Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
1.5 km · Kent

Good2024
West Borough Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
North Borough Junior School
2.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Infant School
2.1 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
2.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139096 · 886/5209
Trust: Orchard Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 466 on roll
Free school meals: 8.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2012
Replaced: Allington Primary School (URN 118855)
Address: Hildenborough Crescent, London Road, Maidstone, ME16 0PG
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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