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EnglandSouth EastMaidstoneME15 9UWLoose Primary School
Primary

Loose Primary School

Primary

Maidstone · Maidstone · ME15 9UW www.loose-primary.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
657
cap. 654
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
657
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
657
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Loose Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
74%
+14pp
74%67%60%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
6%
+4pp
13%8%2%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
657
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Loose Road, Maidstone, ME15 9UW
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
2024/2574%6%85%45%81%7%80%32%84%78%108.0106.0106.011%657
2023/2460%2%76%32%70%3%69%19%85%70%106.0103.0104.010%661
2022/2360%13%75%40%73%16%72%24%83%72%106.0104.0105.0+0.20-0.10-0.609%656
2018/1972%13%80%28%88%32%83%35%98%81%105.0106.0106.0-1.50+0.30-0.508%654

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
2024/2565724.211%10%9%4%7%
2023/2466123.910%10%9%4%9%
2022/2365624.29%8%8%5%10%
2021/2265523.99%9%10%5%10%
2020/2165526.19%8%11%
2018/1965424.78%6%10%3%4%

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