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EnglandSouth EastMaidstoneME16 0LBSt Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
Primary

St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone

Primary

Maidstone · Maidstone · ME16 0LB www.st-francis.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
419
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
419
Pupils · 2024/25
41%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
419
Pupils · 2024/25
41%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone · Primary · Kent

Finance£5811 spend / pupil£5689 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
46%
-14pp
79%63%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
6%
+3pp
18%11%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
65%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
16%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104.19
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
419
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
41%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Queen's Road, Maidstone, ME16 0LB
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
2024/2546%6%63%30%60%6%63%27%83%65%103.0103.0102.08%419
2023/2460%3%85%31%69%8%76%15%85%69%107.0103.0104.08%417
2022/2373%5%77%26%84%19%79%19%87%76%105.0105.0105.0-0.40+1.60-0.108%418
2018/1979%16%86%32%92%33%95%40%86%92%106.0109.0109.0+2.00+3.10+3.708%407
2017/1874%18%84%38%90%31%84%31%92%84%107.0105.0107.0+0.30+0.70-0.607%413
2016/1766%6%74%19%85%16%76%18%84%82%104.0103.0106.0+2.10+2.30+0.609%414

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
2024/2541921.28%41%14%4%9%
2023/2441722.18%40%16%6%12%
2022/2341823.18%36%16%7%20%
2021/2241822.411%38%15%8%27%
2020/2141222.010%36%15%
2018/1940723.48%37%12%4%5%
2017/1841325.37%40%9%4%6%
2016/1741423.59%40%9%4%7%

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