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EnglandSouth EastMaidstoneME15 7NDMolehill Primary Academy
Primary

Molehill Primary Academy

Primary

Maidstone · Maidstone · ME15 7ND https://www.leighacademymolehill.org.uk/

Pupils
312
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
310
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
310
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Overview

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/01/2018

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Previous inspections
  • 2023Monitoring visit · Good
  • 2015Requires improvement
AddressHereford Road, Maidstone, ME15 7ND
Telephone01622751729
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
Religious characterNone
Finance£5968 spend / pupil£6942 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

Establishment history

Earlier establishment on this site or under a previous URN.

PreviouslyMolehill Copse Primary SchoolClosed · from 2012-06-01

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
85%
+4pp
85%64%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 85%
RWM higher standard
21%
+6pp
21%11%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 21%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
95%
Reading higher standard
87%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
95%
Maths higher standard
77%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
92%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
67%
LA AVG 24.78%
Reading scaled score
113.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
111.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
310
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
LA AVG 20.68:1
EAL
28%
LA AVG 13.81%
FSM eligible
39%
LA AVG 27.09%
SEN
13%
LA AVG 17.42%
Overall absence
4%
LA AVG 5.63%
Persistent absence
10%
LA AVG 14.76%

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
2024/2585%21%95%87%85%21%95%77%85%92%113.0111.0111.013%310
2023/2481%15%92%65%85%23%88%42%88%88%112.0109.0109.013%304
2022/2363%5%72%12%74%9%74%28%70%65%103.0104.0102.0+0.90+2.50+3.2012%303
2018/1955%7%61%9%84%14%70%11%82%55%100.0102.0100.0-1.30+2.60-0.406%279
2017/1843%0%46%3%66%9%51%6%69%54%97.099.0100.0-2.90+1.90-0.509%272
2016/1733%6%42%8%58%14%56%6%92%56%97.099.0101.0-1.30+2.20-0.5014%285

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
2024/2531022.613%28%39%4%10%
2023/2430417.413%27%46%5%12%
2022/2330319.212%25%50%7%24%
2021/2229916.711%21%54%7%24%
2020/2127118.69%18%56%
2018/1927918.16%14%53%5%16%
2017/1827217.09%14%55%5%10%
2016/1728516.314%8%56%6%16%

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