Mereworth Community Primary School
39 the Street, Mereworth, Maidstone, ME18 5ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Amanda Lavelle
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 118307
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622812569
About this school
Mereworth Community Primary School is a community primary school in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mereworth Community 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 July 2022, 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 | 30 | 29 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 72% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 24% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 83% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 86% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 86% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Mereworth Community 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 | 70% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mereworth Community Primary School compares
Mereworth Community Primary School ranked 47th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.7% | 16.6% | 209 | — |
| Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery | 63% | 4.2% | 11.2% | 472 | 1.6 miles |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill | 90% | 4.3% | 12.4% | 226 | 1.7 miles |
| Wateringbury Church of England Primary School | 66% | 6.9% | 25.8% | 134 | 2.2 miles |
| The Discovery School | 80% | 5.4% | 8.4% | 634 | 2.3 miles |
| Offham Primary School | 59% | 5.3% | 9% | 201 | 2.6 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)
- 16.59%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.65%
- Persistent absence
- 4.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill1.7 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
The Discovery School2.3 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
Offham Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · West Malling
Other schools in Maidstone
Mereworth Community Primary School ranks 6th 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 Mereworth Community Primary School teach?
- Mereworth Community Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Mereworth Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mereworth Community Primary School is Miss Amanda Lavelle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mereworth Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mereworth Community 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 Mereworth Community Primary School?
- Mereworth Community Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Mereworth Community Primary School full?
- Mereworth Community Primary School has capacity for 218 pupils and 209 on roll (96%), 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 Mereworth Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mereworth Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mereworth Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mereworth Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Mereworth Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mereworth Community Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Mereworth Community Primary School ranked 47th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mereworth Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Mereworth Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mereworth Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mereworth Community 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.