# Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School

Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Maidstone, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 437 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E137615. [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 437
- Council: Maidstone
- URN: 137615

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 4 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 83% of pupils at Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
28% 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 | 83% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 28% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [School of Science and Technology Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/school-of-science-and-technology-maidstone-e144716): 460 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Valley Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-park-school-e136581): 840 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Leigh Academy Bearsted](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-bearsted-e147866): 1 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Leigh Academy Snowfields](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-snowfields-e147870): 1 km. Special. Outstanding (overall), June 2023
- [Invicta Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/invicta-grammar-school-e136582): 1 km. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 70.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-invicta-primary-school-at-east-borough-e144531): 1.3 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137615)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137615)

## How to cite

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