St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 13 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
417 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
49.6%
Girls
50.4%
First language not English
39.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.8%
Persistent absence
16.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 43.9%
Other White 15.8%
Indian 10.3%
African 9.8%
Mixed 9.1%
Other 4.8%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other Asian 1.2%
Chinese 1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAbove average1.6
MathsAverage-0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 73%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
45
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
36
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
37
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
36
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
56
31
25
Year 1
60
26
34
Year 2
59
29
30
Year 3
59
25
34
Year 4
61
33
28
Year 5
60
31
29
Year 6
62
32
30
Year 2023-2024