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Allington Primary School

Primary

Maidstone · Maidstone · ME16 0PG www.allington.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
466
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
12 Jul 2022
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
10 Dec 2012
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Maidstone. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
83%
+3pp
LA
63%
England
63%
93%87%80%
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RWM higher
14%
+1pp
LA
10%
England
8%
20%17%13%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
51%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
95%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
81%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
35%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
468
cap. 420
468444420
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Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
LA AVG 20.68:1
24.121.819.5
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EAL
11%
LA AVG 13.81%
13%9%6%
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FSM eligible
9%
LA AVG 27.09%
9%6%3%
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SEN
6%
LA AVG 17.42%
8%6%4%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%4%3%
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Persistent absence
5%
LA
15%
England
13%
14%8%3%
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Overview

AddressHildenborough Crescent, London Road, Maidstone, ME16 0PG
Telephone01622757350
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
Religious characterNone
Finance£5472 spend / pupil£5603 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2583%14%468
2023/2480%13%468
2022/2392%20%+2.30+2.40+3.10465
2018/1988%18%+3.60+1.70+2.60433
2017/1887%13%+2.80+0.20+2.00428
2016/1793%17%+3.90+1.90+3.70420
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2587%51%87%17%95%35%92%81%108.0108.0107.06%
2023/2483%58%86%14%91%38%94%88%109.0108.0109.08%
2022/2395%41%95%23%97%41%97%91%109.0108.0108.08%
2018/1990%50%97%22%95%45%97%92%109.0108.0111.05%
2017/1897%45%97%22%90%40%98%88%110.0108.0109.05%
2016/1797%42%98%18%97%45%100%98%109.0109.0110.04%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 1 Dec 2012 (was URN 118855)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2546822.66%11%9%4%5%
2023/2446822.88%12%7%4%6%
2022/2346524.18%12%5%5%10%
2021/2246621.96%12%6%6%14%
2020/2146623.66%12%6%
2018/1943320.15%10%3%3%4%
2017/1842819.55%8%4%3%3%
2016/1742020.34%6%3%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.