St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 13 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
- 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%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
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 |