Senacre Wood Primary School
Graveney Road, Senacre, Maidstone, ME15 8QQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emily Sweeney
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 118526
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03000658430
About this school
Senacre Wood Primary School is a community primary school in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 210 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Senacre Wood 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 December 2024, 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 70% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 90% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 77% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 77% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Senacre Wood 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 | 55% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 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 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Senacre Wood Primary School compares
Senacre Wood Primary School ranked 244th 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 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.1% | 38.6% | 210 | — |
| Leigh Academy Tree Tops | 66% | 5.5% | 48.2% | 341 | 0.5 miles |
| Leigh Academy Molehill | 85% | 4.1% | 39.4% | 312 | 0.6 miles |
| Greenfields Community Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 44.5% | 450 | 0.6 miles |
| The Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 76% | 7.6% | 58.7% | 193 | 0.8 miles |
| Leigh Academy Oaks | 89% | 5.8% | 40.8% | 211 | 0.8 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)
- 38.57%
- English as an additional language
- 21%
- Overall absence
- 5.08%
- Persistent absence
- 13.23%
Location
Nearby schools
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Leigh Academy Tree Tops0.5 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Leigh Academy Molehill0.6 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Greenfields Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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The Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Leigh Academy Oaks0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Senacre Wood Primary School ranks 23rd 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 Senacre Wood Primary School teach?
- Senacre Wood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Senacre Wood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Senacre Wood Primary School is Mrs Emily Sweeney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Senacre Wood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Senacre Wood 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 Senacre Wood Primary School?
- Senacre Wood Primary School has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Senacre Wood Primary School full?
- Senacre Wood Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 210 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Senacre Wood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Senacre Wood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Senacre Wood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Senacre Wood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Senacre Wood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% 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 Senacre Wood Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Senacre Wood Primary School ranked 244th 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 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Senacre Wood Primary School's absence rate?
- Senacre Wood Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Senacre Wood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Senacre Wood 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.