Academy sponsor led · Kent

Barming Primary School

2–11Ages
480Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142924URN

Belmont Close, Barming, Maidstone, ME16 9DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.5 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

118 applications for 60 places · 296th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Kent median (2.4) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

118 applications · 60 places offered · 59 named it first

2026 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.5; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Barming Primary School (URN 118508), 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	118	2.0	59	0.98
Sep 2025	60	120	2.0	55	0.92
Sep 2024	60	115	1.9	57	0.95
Sep 2023	60	121	2.0	56	0.93
Sep 2022	58	109	1.9	46	0.79
Sep 2021	54	81	1.5	45	0.83
Sep 2020	53	105	2.0	44	0.83
Sep 2019	52	76	1.5	43	0.83
Sep 2018	43	72	1.7	37	0.86
Sep 2017	34	77	2.3	32	0.94
Sep 2016 *	60	89	1.5	43	0.72
Sep 2015 *	56	106	1.9	44	0.79
Sep 2014 *	60	106	1.8	58	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 81% · Maths 59% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%353rd of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	48%	5%	103	102
2023/24	37%	0%	102	100
2022/23	44%	0%	102	100

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

Barming Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Jubilee Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

2026

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

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
1.8 km · Kent

Good2024
East Farleigh Primary School
2.2 km · Kent

2026

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Palace Wood Primary School
2.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
2.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
Allington Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Outstanding2022

3.2applications per place 83%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142924 · 886/2080
Trust: Orchard Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 480 on roll
Free school meals: 23.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2016
Replaced: Barming Primary School (URN 118508)
Address: Belmont Close, Barming, Maidstone, ME16 9DY
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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