Madginford Primary School
Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Woolcombe
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 654
- Pupils on roll
- 588
- URN
- 118488
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622734539
About this school
Madginford Primary School is a community primary school in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 588 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 20 April 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 | 98 | 97 | 95 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 61% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 11% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 67% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 71% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 66% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Madginford 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 | 66% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 642 |
| 2023/24 | 625 |
| 2024/25 | 627 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Madginford Primary School compares
Madginford Primary School ranked 258th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 6.4% | 15.2% | 588 | — |
| Thurnham Church of England Infant School | — | 3.6% | 4.1% | 254 | 0.6 miles |
| Roseacre Junior School | 73% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 424 | 0.6 miles |
| Greenfields Community Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 44.5% | 450 | 0.8 miles |
| Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School | 83% | 3.8% | 7.3% | 437 | 0.9 miles |
| Senacre Wood Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 38.6% | 210 | 1.0 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)
- 15.15%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.43%
- Persistent absence
- 14.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thurnham Church of England Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Roseacre Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Greenfields Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Senacre Wood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Madginford Primary School ranks 27th 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 year groups does Madginford Primary School teach?
- Madginford Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Madginford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Madginford Primary School is Mrs Amanda Woolcombe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Madginford Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Madginford 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 big is Madginford Primary School?
- Madginford Primary School has 588 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Madginford Primary School full?
- Madginford Primary School has capacity for 654 pupils and 588 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 Madginford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Madginford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Madginford Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Madginford Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Madginford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Madginford Primary School rank locally?
- Madginford Primary School ranked 258th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Madginford Primary School's absence rate?
- Madginford Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Madginford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Madginford 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.