St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
Queen's Road, Maidstone, ME16 0LB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Ebdon
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 402
- URN
- 118853
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622771540
About this school
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 402 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 62 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 60% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 85% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 76% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 69% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone 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 | 73% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 417 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone compares
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone ranked 372nd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 4.2% | 14.1% | 402 | — |
| West Borough Primary School | 47% | 5.3% | 25.9% | 456 | 0.4 miles |
| Palace Wood Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 18.5% | 417 | 0.7 miles |
| Brunswick House Primary School | 65% | 6.2% | 26% | 420 | 0.7 miles |
| Jubilee Primary School | 81% | 4.7% | 26.1% | 386 | 0.7 miles |
| Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School | 69% | 4.4% | 26% | 180 | 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)
- 14.08%
- English as an additional language
- 41.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 8.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Borough Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Palace Wood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Brunswick House Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Jubilee Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone ranks 40th 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 St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone teach?
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone?
- The headteacher of St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone is Mrs Victoria Ebdon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone, 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 St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone?
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone has 402 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone full?
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone has capacity for 420 pupils and 402 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 St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone a faith school?
- Yes. St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone rank locally?
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone ranked 372nd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone's absence rate?
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone'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.