Academy converter · Kent

Loose Primary School

3–11Ages
662Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146143URN

Loose Road, Maidstone, ME15 9UW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

188 applications for 90 places · 264th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%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 · 27 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

27 June 2023
Graded inspection: Good
28 April 2022
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

188 applications · 90 places offered · 81 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

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

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Loose Primary School (URN 141075), 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	90	188	2.1	81	0.90
Sep 2025	90	193	2.1	82	0.91
Sep 2024	90	197	2.2	90	1.00
Sep 2023	90	215	2.4	90	1.00
Sep 2022	90	210	2.3	102	1.13
Sep 2021	90	216	2.4	115	1.28
Sep 2020	90	204	2.3	108	1.20
Sep 2019	90	243	2.7	138	1.53
Sep 2018 *	89	238	2.7	124	1.39
Sep 2017 *	90	204	2.3	113	1.26
Sep 2016 *	90	275	3.1	143	1.59
Sep 2015 *	90	227	2.5	114	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 81% · Maths 80% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%104th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	74%	6%	108	106
2023/24	60%	2%	106	103
2022/23	60%	13%	106	104

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

Loose Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Tiger Primary School
0.9 km · Kent

Good2023

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

2026

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Molehill
1.7 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Boughton Monchelsea Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Park Way Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Coxheath Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
South Borough Primary School
2.2 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
2.3 km · Kent

Good2023

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146143 · 886/2044
Trust: Coppice Primary Partnership
Capacity: 654 pupils · 662 on roll
Free school meals: 10.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Loose Primary School (URN 141075)
Address: Loose Road, Maidstone, ME15 9UW
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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