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Palace Wood Primary School

Primary

Maidstone · Maidstone · ME16 0AB www.palacewoodprimary.org.uk/

Pupils
417
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
14 Sep 2022
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
4 Jul 2017
Full inspectionGood
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11 Feb 2015
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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12 Jun 2013
Monitoring visit
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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This school is in Maidstone. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
69%
+13pp
LA
63%
England
63%
79%68%56%
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RWM higher
8%
-3pp
LA
10%
England
8%
13%8%3%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
69%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
19%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
426
cap. 420
426418410
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Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
LA AVG 20.68:1
24.420.616.9
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EAL
13%
LA AVG 13.81%
13%11%9%
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FSM eligible
19%
LA AVG 27.09%
20%16%12%
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SEN
10%
LA AVG 17.42%
13%11%8%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
7%5%4%
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Persistent absence
12%
LA
15%
England
13%
17%11%5%
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Overview

AddressAsh Grove, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 0AB
Telephone01622750084
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6292 spend / pupil£6264 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2569%8%426
2023/2456%11%422
2022/2370%3%+0.40+0.30+0.30417
2018/1968%13%+1.20+1.30+2.60410
2017/1868%12%+0.10+1.60+1.70417
2016/1779%13%+2.90+2.40+3.80413
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2575%45%78%14%80%25%86%69%105.0105.0102.010%
2023/2468%24%81%24%68%21%94%56%104.0103.0102.012%
2022/2380%33%82%8%80%32%85%65%106.0105.0102.012%
2018/1978%25%77%23%83%33%82%78%104.0106.0105.08%
2017/1875%23%81%26%88%26%82%74%104.0105.0105.08%
2016/1784%30%89%26%92%39%92%87%107.0108.0107.010%

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
2024/2542619.910%13%19%5%12%
2023/2442219.012%11%17%5%17%
2022/2341720.212%10%17%7%16%
2021/2241416.913%11%17%6%17%
2020/2141218.58%11%20%
2018/1941022.28%10%15%4%5%
2017/1841721.88%9%15%4%8%
2016/1741324.410%8%12%4%9%

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