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EnglandSouth EastMaidstoneME14 2BPNorth Borough Junior School
Primary

North Borough Junior School

Primary

Maidstone · Maidstone · ME14 2BP www.north-borough.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
354
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
354
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
354
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of North Borough Junior School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
+13pp
69%60%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
6%
+5pp
14%8%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
57%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
354
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
40%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
North Borough Junior School, Peel Street, Maidstone, ME14 2BP
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
2024/2563%6%75%36%68%9%77%25%82%57%106.0105.0103.025%354
2023/2450%1%81%17%60%1%61%23%76%58%105.0102.0102.020%359
2022/2352%2%78%28%62%2%69%31%65%66%104.0104.0104.0-1.80-3.50-1.4016%353
2018/1969%14%75%24%88%26%79%25%90%69%104.0104.0104.0+1.90+3.50+1.1010%340
2017/1856%9%69%26%81%18%63%21%85%65%104.0103.0104.0-0.20+1.30-1.0012%326
2016/1774%8%86%24%83%13%84%29%91%89%107.0106.0109.0+2.50+0.20+1.409%317

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
2024/2535428.725%40%34%6%20%
2023/2435921.520%35%32%6%16%
2022/2335321.616%36%29%6%17%
2021/2232919.014%35%25%6%17%
2020/2135023.115%30%28%
2018/1934023.710%35%24%4%7%
2017/1832619.712%35%27%4%11%
2016/1731721.19%34%28%4%13%

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