North Borough Junior School
North Borough Junior School, Peel Street, Maidstone, ME14 2BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dawn Wakefield
- Federation
- St Paul's and North Borough Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 350
- URN
- 118301
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622754708
About this school
North Borough Junior School is a community primary school in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 350 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected North Borough Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 86 | 88 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 50% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 1% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 81% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 61% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 58% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 North Borough Junior 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 | 52% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 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 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 353 |
| 2023/24 | 359 |
| 2024/25 | 354 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How North Borough Junior School compares
North Borough Junior School ranked 245th 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 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6.2% | 34.5% | 350 | — |
| St Paul's Infant School | — | 5.9% | 22.9% | 242 | 0.1 miles |
| Sandling Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 6.7% | 421 | 0.6 miles |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough | 70% | 3.6% | 21.8% | 445 | 0.8 miles |
| Brunswick House Primary School | 65% | 6.2% | 26% | 420 | 0.8 miles |
| Palace Wood Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 18.5% | 417 | 1.3 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)
- 34.46%
- English as an additional language
- 39.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 19.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Sandling Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Brunswick House Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Palace Wood Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
North Borough Junior School ranks 24th 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
- East Farleigh 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
Common questions
- What ages does North Borough Junior School teach?
- North Borough Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of North Borough Junior School?
- The headteacher of North Borough Junior School is Mrs Dawn Wakefield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has North Borough Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected North Borough Junior 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 North Borough Junior School?
- North Borough Junior School has 350 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is North Borough Junior School full?
- North Borough Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 350 on roll (97%), 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 North Borough Junior School a faith school?
- No. North Borough Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does North Borough Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records North Borough Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is North Borough Junior School part of an academy trust?
- North Borough Junior School is part of the St Paul's and North Borough Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have North Borough Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% 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 North Borough Junior School compare with other schools in Kent?
- North Borough Junior School ranked 245th 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 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is North Borough Junior School's absence rate?
- North Borough Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are North Borough Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, North Borough Junior 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.