Free schools · Kent

Jubilee Primary School

2–11Ages
386Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141025URN

Gatland Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8PF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

154 applications for 60 places · 152nd of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 31 March 2026Published 9 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

31 March 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
18 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

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

154 applications · 60 places offered · 67 named it first

2026 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.5; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2019 3.3; Kent median median 2.1
2018 3.1; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.0; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.1; Kent median median 2.5
2015 0.9; Kent median median 2.4

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	154	2.6	67	1.12
Sep 2025	51	125	2.5	47	0.92
Sep 2024	46	118	2.6	37	0.80
Sep 2023	60	133	2.2	50	0.83
Sep 2022	60	144	2.4	50	0.83
Sep 2021	60	125	2.1	44	0.73
Sep 2020	55	109	2.0	36	0.65
Sep 2019	30	100	3.3	39	1.30
Sep 2018	30	92	3.1	34	1.13
Sep 2017	21	63	3.0	19	0.90
Sep 2016	30	63	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2015	55	47	0.9	17	0.31

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 84% · Maths 87% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%44th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	81%	23%	109	109
2023/24	77%	10%	107	107
2022/23	86%	17%	107	109

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

Jubilee Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
West Borough Primary School
0.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Barming Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
1.1 km · Kent

Good2024
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
1.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
East Farleigh Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

2026

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Good2023

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Brunswick House Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 65%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: 141025 · 886/2043
Trust: Jubilee Primary School
Capacity: 420 pupils · 386 on roll
Free school meals: 22.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: Gatland Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8PF
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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