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West Borough Primary School

Primary

Maidstone · Maidstone · ME16 8TL http://www.west-borough.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
456
cap. 460
Ages
3 - 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
18 Oct 2022
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
20 Jun 2017
Full inspectionGood
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19 Mar 2015
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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20 Mar 2013
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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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
47%
-5pp
LA
63%
England
63%
81%64%47%
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RWM higher
5%
+5pp
LA
10%
England
8%
12%6%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
55%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
62%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
63%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
25%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 104.18
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
475
cap. 460
503478452
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Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
LA AVG 20.68:1
22.621.219.8
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EAL
36%
LA AVG 13.81%
36%31%26%
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FSM eligible
26%
LA AVG 27.09%
26%24%22%
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SEN
16%
LA AVG 17.42%
16%14%11%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%5%
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Persistent absence
13%
LA
15%
England
13%
16%13%11%
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Overview

AddressGreenway, Maidstone, ME16 8TL
Telephone01622726391
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6624 spend / pupil£6734 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
2024/2547%5%475
2023/2452%0%495
2022/2364%7%-0.30-1.10-1.90503
2018/1980%8%+0.80-0.60+0.70495
2017/1875%12%+0.80-0.30+2.20496
2016/1781%9%+3.80+2.10+4.20452
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2567%33%55%7%62%15%82%63%104.0101.0103.016%
2023/2479%24%62%6%65%12%91%68%105.0102.0104.014%
2022/2378%36%72%10%73%24%88%71%106.0103.0105.011%
2018/1990%32%83%17%87%38%92%88%106.0107.0107.014%
2017/1881%34%83%15%85%36%81%83%106.0107.0107.015%
2016/1788%35%82%18%89%33%88%84%107.0108.0109.015%

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
2024/2547520.516%36%26%5%13%
2023/2449519.914%35%24%5%11%
2022/2350319.911%34%23%6%16%
2021/2249721.816%32%24%5%12%
2020/2149922.013%32%22%
2018/1949521.614%27%22%5%13%
2017/1849619.815%28%22%4%10%
2016/1745222.615%26%25%5%11%

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