East Farleigh Primary School
Vicarage Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Goodman
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 118289
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622726364
About this school
East Farleigh Primary School is a community primary school in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected East Farleigh Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 73% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 80% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 77% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 67% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How East Farleigh Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Farleigh Primary School compares
East Farleigh Primary School ranked 247th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.6% | 16.8% | 199 | — |
| Coxheath Primary School | 56% | 5.8% | 21.4% | 463 | 1.1 miles |
| Jubilee Primary School | 81% | 4.7% | 26.1% | 386 | 1.1 miles |
| Barming Primary School | 48% | 5.3% | 26.9% | 480 | 1.4 miles |
| West Borough Primary School | 47% | 5.3% | 25.9% | 456 | 1.5 miles |
| Loose Primary School | 74% | 3.7% | 8.5% | 662 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.75%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.63%
- Persistent absence
- 15.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coxheath Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Jubilee Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Barming Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
West Borough Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Loose Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
East Farleigh Primary School ranks 25th of the 43 ranked primary schools in Maidstone.
- Allington Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primary
- Barming Primary School Primary
- Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Primary
- Brunswick House Primary School Primary
- Coxheath Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Community Primary School Primary
- Harrietsham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hollingbourne Primary School Primary
- Hunton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Jubilee Primary School Primary
- Kingswood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does East Farleigh Primary School teach?
- East Farleigh Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of East Farleigh Primary School?
- The headteacher of East Farleigh Primary School is Mr Peter Goodman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has East Farleigh Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Farleigh Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at East Farleigh Primary School?
- East Farleigh Primary School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is East Farleigh Primary School full?
- East Farleigh Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 199 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is East Farleigh Primary School a faith school?
- No. East Farleigh Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does East Farleigh Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records East Farleigh Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have East Farleigh Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does East Farleigh Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- East Farleigh Primary School ranked 247th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is East Farleigh Primary School's absence rate?
- East Farleigh Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are East Farleigh Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Farleigh Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.