Academy converter · Kent

South Borough Primary School

3–11Ages
448Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141650URN

Stagshaw Close, Postley Road, Maidstone, ME15 6TL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

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

155 applications for 60 places · 149th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

Inspection history

26 April 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
16 January 2018
Graded inspection: Good

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)

155 applications · 60 places offered · 66 named it first

2026 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.5; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.4; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.1; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.9; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.8; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 3.1; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as South Borough Primary School (URN 118305), 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	60	155	2.6	66	1.10
Sep 2025	60	175	2.9	81	1.35
Sep 2024	60	173	2.9	77	1.28
Sep 2023	60	172	2.9	81	1.35
Sep 2022	61	152	2.5	81	1.33
Sep 2021	60	143	2.4	76	1.27
Sep 2020	60	163	2.7	79	1.32
Sep 2019	60	138	2.3	75	1.25
Sep 2018	60	135	2.3	66	1.10
Sep 2017	88	96	1.1	54	0.61
Sep 2016	60	113	1.9	53	0.88
Sep 2015 *	59	108	1.8	51	0.86
Sep 2014 *	30	92	3.1	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 87% · Maths 82% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%74th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard49%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard34%

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	77%	15%	109	107
2023/24	86%	9%	107	105
2022/23	85%	9%	108	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

South Borough Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Park Way Primary School
0.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Good2023

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
1.2 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
1.4 km · Kent

2026

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Tiger Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Good2023

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

2026

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Community Primary School
1.8 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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141650 · 886/2180
Trust: Swale Academies Trust
Capacity: 480 pupils · 448 on roll
Free school meals: 26.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2015
Replaced: South Borough Primary School (URN 118305)
Address: Stagshaw Close, Postley Road, Maidstone, ME15 6TL
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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