Academy sponsor led · Kent

The Holy Family Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
140980URN

Bicknor Road, Park Wood, Maidstone, ME15 9PS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.8 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

47 applications for 28 places · 345th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%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 · 11 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Kent median (2.4) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

47 applications · 28 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.4; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.5; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.2; Kent median median 2.1
2021 0.9; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.0; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.3; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.1; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.0; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.5; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Holy Family RC Primary School (URN 118851), the previous school.

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	28	47	1.7	25	0.89
Sep 2025	17	35	2.1	15	0.88
Sep 2024	27	39	1.4	19	0.70
Sep 2023	30	45	1.5	23	0.77
Sep 2022	29	34	1.2	25	0.86
Sep 2021	27	24	0.9	16	0.59
Sep 2020	28	29	1.0	19	0.68
Sep 2019	25	32	1.3	20	0.80
Sep 2018	30	34	1.1	29	0.97
Sep 2017	17	29	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2016	30	61	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2015	22	43	2.0	18	0.82
Sep 2014 *	30	45	1.5	23	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%81st of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	76%	10%	106	105
2023/24	78%	7%	106	106
2022/23	70%	7%	105	106

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

The Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Tree Tops
0.4 km · Kent

Improved significantly2024

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Langley Park
0.6 km · Kent

Improved significantly2025

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Senacre Wood Primary School
1.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Molehill
1.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Oaks
1.8 km · Kent

2026

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Boughton Monchelsea Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Tiger Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Community Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140980 · 886/2041
Trust: Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 60.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2014
Replaced: Holy Family RC Primary School (URN 118851)
Address: Bicknor Road, Park Wood, Maidstone, ME15 9PS
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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