Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Outstanding
Mar 4 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
137615
Address
Provender Way, Grove Green, ME14 5TZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
436 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
45.4%
Girls
54.6%
First language not English
11.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.3%
Persistent absence
7.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.4%
Mixed 6.6%
Other White 4.8%
Indian 2.5%
Chinese 2.1%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.2
WritingWell above average3.4
MathsAbove average1.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 78%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 11%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
65
2nd preference
68
3rd preference
42
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
56
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes31.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
20
40
Year 1
60
28
32
Year 2
60
28
32
Year 3
64
30
34
Year 4
64
29
35
Year 5
64
36
28
Year 6
64
27
37
Year 2024-2025