Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School

Type	Primary / Academy converter
Age Range	4-11
Religion	Church of England
Address	Provender Way Grove Green Maidstone Kent ME14 5TZ
Phone	01622735916
Reference Number	137615

General Makeup

Number of pupils	438
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 45.89% Girls: 54.11%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	7.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	8.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes	31.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher	30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher	32.3

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
1	28	32	60
2	29	31	60
3	29	35	64
4	35	29	64
5	28	37	65
6	23	42	65

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	82.6%
White, Other	3.7%
Indian	2.3%
White & Asian	1.8%
Mixed, Other	1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean)	1.6%
Asian, Other	1.6%
Unclassified	0.7%
White & Black (African)	0.7%
Chinese	0.5%
African	0.5%
Irish	0.2%
Pakistani	0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating	As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date	2025-04-10

Date	Description	Report
2025-03-04	School inspection	School inspection
2019-12-05	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2015-07-15	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2013-01-15	Interim assessment	Interim assessment
2012-02-14	Academy conversion letter	Academy conversion letter
Previously as Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School
2010-03-22	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2006-10-02	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2003-03-10	Full inspection	Full inspection
2010-03-22	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2006-10-02	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2003-03-10	Full inspection	Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard	74%	Unlock	Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard	24%	Unlock	Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject	School	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	107	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	107	Unlock	Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	1.2	Unlock	Unlock
Writing	3.4	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	1.8	Unlock	Unlock

How many students meet the standards

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
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Second Preference	72	1
Third Preference	32	0
From another Local Authority	0	0

Previous Years

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Name	Distance
Leigh Academy Bearsted Popesfield Way, Weavering, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5GA	0.63 miles
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Vinters Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DX	0.78 miles
Roseacre Junior School The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 4BL	0.81 miles
Thurnham Church of England Infant School The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 4BL	0.84 miles
Madginford Primary School Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8LH	0.95 miles
Park Way Primary School Park Way, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7AH	1.18 miles
Greenfields Community Primary School Oxford Road, Shepway, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8DF	1.22 miles
South Borough Primary School Stagshaw Close, Postley Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6TL	1.28 miles
St Paul's Infant School Hillary Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 2BS	1.36 miles
North Borough Junior School North Borough Junior School, Peel Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 2BP	1.39 miles
Sandling Primary School Ashburnham Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 2JG	1.49 miles
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Eccleston Road, Tovil, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6QN	1.65 miles
Leigh Academy Molehill Hereford Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7ND	1.7 miles
Leigh Academy Oaks Oak Tree Avenue, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9AX	1.73 miles
Senacre Wood Primary School Graveney Road, Senacre, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8QQ	1.77 miles
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Douglas Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8ER	1.81 miles
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Douglas Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8ER	1.81 miles
Brunswick House Primary School Leafy Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0QQ	1.85 miles
Tiger Primary School Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QL	1.92 miles
Tree Tops Primary Academy Brishing Lane, Park Wood, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9EZ	2.27 miles

Name	Distance
School of Science and Technology Maidstone New Cut Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5GQ	0.29 miles
Valley Park School Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DT	0.52 miles
Snowfields Academy Popesfield Way, Weavering, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5GA	0.63 miles
Invicta Grammar School Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DS	0.64 miles
Maidstone Grammar School Barton Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7BT	1.08 miles
MEPA ACADEMY 27 & 29 Earl Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1PF	1.32 miles
King's Reach Education St Hilary's House, Reculver Walk, Senacre, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8SW	1.71 miles
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF	1.76 miles
The Maplesden Noakes School Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0TJ	1.85 miles
Five Acre Wood School Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QF	1.88 miles
New Line Learning Academy Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QL	1.92 miles
St Augustine Academy Oakwood Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AE	2.28 miles
Oakwood Park Grammar School Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AH	2.33 miles
St Simon Stock Catholic School Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0JP	2.38 miles
Bower Grove School Fant Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8NL	2.78 miles
Cornwallis Academy Hubbards Lane, Linton, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 4HX	3.31 miles
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus Heath Road, Maidstone, ME17 4HT	3.39 miles
Aylesford School Teapot Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7JU	4.14 miles
Sutton Valence School North Street, Maidstone, ME17 3HL	4.5 miles

Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Progress Scores

How many students meet the standards

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2024 Admissions

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