St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 118853
- Address
- Queen's Road, ME16 0LB
- Website
- www.st-francis.kent.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 419 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 41.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.1%
- Persistent absence
- 9.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.7%
White British 42.2%
Other White 15.3%
African 13.1%
Indian 11%
Mixed 9.3%
Other 5%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Asian 1%
Chinese 1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAbove average1.6
MathsAverage-0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 60%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 40
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 53 32 21 |
| Year 1 | 61 34 27 |
| Year 2 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 3 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 4 | 61 25 36 |
| Year 5 | 62 35 27 |
| Year 6 | 62 32 30 |