Loose Primary School
Primary schoolLoose Primary School is a primary school in Maidstone, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 662 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 27 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 74% of pupils at Loose Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- New Line Learning AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 29.2 (2025/26, provisional)890 m
- Tiger Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- Five Acre Wood SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), July 2024990 m
- Leigh Academy OaksPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Cornwallis AcademySecondary. School remains Good, January 2023. Attainment 8 of 37.2 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 km
- OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone CampusIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Maidstone
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).