Sutton Valence Primary School
North Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Latham-Parsons
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 118314
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622842188
About this school
Sutton Valence Primary School is a community primary school in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sutton Valence 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 29 March 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 | 30 | 26 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 50% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 77% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 58% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 73% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
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 Sutton Valence 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 | 43% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sutton Valence Primary School compares
Sutton Valence Primary School ranked 324th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 7.2% | 28.8% | 203 | — |
| Leigh Academy Langley Park | 74% | 4.7% | 21.9% | 448 | 1.8 miles |
| Kingswood Primary School | 58% | 5.9% | 15.4% | 118 | 2.1 miles |
| The Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 76% | 7.6% | 58.7% | 193 | 2.2 miles |
| Ulcombe Church of England Primary School | 15% | 20.4% | 60% | 54 | 2.3 miles |
| Leigh Academy Tree Tops | 66% | 5.5% | 48.2% | 341 | 2.4 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)
- 28.78%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.22%
- Persistent absence
- 25.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leigh Academy Langley Park1.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Kingswood Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Ulcombe Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Leigh Academy Tree Tops2.4 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Sutton Valence Primary School ranks 33rd 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 Sutton Valence Primary School teach?
- Sutton Valence Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Sutton Valence Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sutton Valence Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Latham-Parsons, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sutton Valence Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sutton Valence 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 Sutton Valence Primary School?
- Sutton Valence Primary School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sutton Valence Primary School full?
- Sutton Valence Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 203 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 Sutton Valence Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sutton Valence Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sutton Valence Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sutton Valence Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sutton Valence Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sutton Valence Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Sutton Valence Primary School ranked 324th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sutton Valence Primary School's absence rate?
- Sutton Valence Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sutton Valence Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sutton Valence 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.