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EnglandSouth EastMaidstoneME16 9DYBarming Primary School
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Barming Primary School

Primary

Maidstone · Maidstone · ME16 9DY https://www.barming.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
490
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
490
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
490
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 24/09/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Barming Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
48%
+11pp
55%46%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
RWM higher standard
5%
+5pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
59%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
55%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
490
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Belmont Close, Barming, Maidstone, ME16 9DY
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2548%5%64%19%81%5%59%19%91%55%103.0102.0100.011%490
2023/2437%0%53%20%51%0%49%10%69%56%102.0100.0101.012%482
2022/2344%0%57%18%54%2%48%7%69%56%102.0100.0100.0-2.20-1.50-2.4010%467
2018/1953%7%63%20%73%10%68%23%70%72%102.0103.0105.0-1.80-1.30-1.807%404
2017/1855%2%77%26%69%8%76%21%87%84%105.0104.0106.0-1.70-3.70-1.70406
2016/1760%5%82%25%69%15%73%22%89%78%105.0104.0106.0-0.50-1.50-1.407%403

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2549023.011%13%27%5%15%
2023/2448222.112%10%25%6%14%
2022/2346725.610%12%26%7%20%
2021/2246125.411%11%26%8%22%
2020/2145624.49%10%20%
2018/1940429.27%10%17%5%14%
2017/1823.94%10%
2016/1740323.47%9%12%4%9%

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