Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School

Maidstone, St Michael’s Church of England Junior School continues to provide a good quality education, as confirmed during its recent ungraded inspection. The school is characterized by strong community ties and a supportive environment, where both students and staff contribute to a family-like atmosphere. Parents express high levels of satisfaction, emphasizing the school leaders' commitment to helping every child thrive. While pupils demonstrate confidence and articulate well about their learning experiences, there are ongoing efforts to enhance the retention of knowledge across all subjects.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between pupils, staff, and parents.
• Inclusive and welcoming environment for all students.
• High expectations of pupil conduct and achievements.
• Effective teaching strategies leading to good pupil achievement.
• Well-structured sequences of learning in the curriculum.
• Exemplary behavior and interactions among pupils.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities to engage pupils.
• Caring leadership focused on pupil needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Need for systematic processes to support long-term retention of learning in some subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.4% of pupils at Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School received £6,605 and spent £6,798 for each of its 180 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £84,000 (£465 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Maidstone · Kent local authority: places and applications

What is Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School have?

Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School has 180 pupils on roll.

What age range does Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School cover?

Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School?

Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School is at Douglas Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8ER.