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EnglandSouth EastMaidstoneME15 6TLSouth Borough Primary School
Primary

South Borough Primary School

Primary

Maidstone · Maidstone · ME15 6TL http://www.southboroughprimary.org.uk

Pupils
447
cap. 480
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
447
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
447
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of South Borough Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
77%
-9pp
94%86%77%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
15%
+6pp
15%11%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
49%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
447
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
40%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Stagshaw Close, Postley Road, Maidstone, ME15 6TL
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
2024/2577%15%93%49%87%16%82%34%87%84%109.0107.0105.018%447
2023/2486%9%93%28%90%20%89%24%94%82%107.0105.0104.016%486
2022/2385%9%96%39%93%18%87%29%93%88%108.0107.0106.0+4.30+3.40+3.2018%509
2018/1994%13%94%42%97%26%97%48%97%90%109.0109.0108.0+4.20+2.80+3.7014%409
2017/1883%7%90%33%90%13%93%40%90%87%108.0108.0108.0+4.80+3.10+5.30364
2016/1767%4%70%15%85%7%89%19%85%78%104.0107.0108.0-0.40+1.70+2.1010%300

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
2024/2544723.518%40%28%5%12%
2023/2448623.416%39%27%5%15%
2022/2350922.318%40%25%6%20%
2021/2248721.318%40%25%8%26%
2020/2145123.217%42%25%
2018/1940922.814%41%19%5%10%
2017/1824.84%5%
2016/1730024.210%35%23%4%7%

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