St Paul's Infant School
Hillary Road, Maidstone, ME14 2BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Aldridge
- Federation
- St Paul's and North Borough Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 118461
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622753322
About this school
St Paul's Infant School is a community primary school in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 242 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Paul's Infant 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 July 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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.
Trends over time
How St Paul's Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 268 |
| 2024/25 | 262 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 22.9% | 242 | — |
| North Borough Junior School | 63% | 6.2% | 34.5% | 350 | 0.1 miles |
| Sandling Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 6.7% | 421 | 0.5 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 | 0.9 miles |
| Allington Primary School | 83% | 3.7% | 9% | 466 | 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)
- 22.9%
- English as an additional language
- 30.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.85%
- Persistent absence
- 14.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Borough Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Sandling Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Brunswick House Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Allington Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other 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 St Paul's Infant School teach?
- St Paul's Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of St Paul's Infant School?
- The headteacher of St Paul's Infant School is Mrs Sarah Aldridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Paul's Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Paul's Infant 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 St Paul's Infant School?
- St Paul's Infant School has 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is St Paul's Infant School full?
- St Paul's Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 242 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Paul's Infant School a faith school?
- No. St Paul's Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Paul's Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Paul's Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Paul's Infant School part of an academy trust?
- St Paul's Infant 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.
- What is St Paul's Infant School's absence rate?
- St Paul's Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does St Paul's Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for St Paul's Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.