Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School

Primary
Academy
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Outstanding

Provender Way, Grove Green, Maidstone, ME14 5TZOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Maidstone for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Kent. It ranks 3rd of 42 primary schools in Maidstone. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 4 March 2025, report published 9 April 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Early years provision: Outstanding
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

64 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths83%

83%, 21 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths28%

28%, 20 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score109

109, 3 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score107

107, 2 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score109

109, 4 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

437 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals6.4%

6.4%, 20.1 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language12.6%

12.6%, 9 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support12.4%

12.4%, 2.4 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3%

3%, 3 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Leigh Academy Bearsted	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	75% met the expected standard
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough	0.8 miles	Report card: Expected standard to strong standard	70% met the expected standard
Roseacre Junior School	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Good	73% met the expected standard
Thurnham Church of England Infant School	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Madginford Primary School	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	61% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: ST JOHN'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL MAIDSTONE
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mr D J Smith
Phone: 01622735916
Website: st-johns-maidstone.kent.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Provender Way, Grove Green, Maidstone, ME14 5TZ
Local authority: Kent
URN: 137615

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.