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EnglandSouth EastMaidstoneTN27 9QTHeadcorn Primary School
Primary

Headcorn Primary School

Primary

Maidstone · Headcorn · TN27 9QT www.headcorn.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
395
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
395
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
395
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 04/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Headcorn Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
+5pp
70%60%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
11%
+1pp
20%12%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
395
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Kings Road, Headcorn, TN27 9QT
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
2024/2562%11%76%31%73%15%65%22%84%69%105.0102.0104.014%395
2023/2457%10%77%32%70%13%67%15%83%70%105.0102.0103.014%397
2022/2350%20%63%27%70%23%63%27%80%40%104.0103.0102.0-1.20+0.40-2.2012%392
2018/1950%3%59%9%75%25%69%19%81%78%101.0102.0104.0-3.90-0.50-3.2012%258
2017/1870%7%77%33%80%20%73%20%83%80%105.0104.0105.0-1.80-1.00-0.9010%228
2016/1767%13%77%20%83%30%80%33%83%87%104.0106.0106.0-1.70+1.10+0.309%210

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
2024/2539519.914%6%26%6%21%
2023/2439719.914%6%23%6%19%
2022/2339223.312%6%21%7%20%
2021/2235320.810%6%19%7%18%
2020/2132923.610%4%16%
2018/1925821.212%4%10%4%9%
2017/1822820.510%4%11%5%9%
2016/1721022.89%5%13%4%8%

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