Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery
Crispin Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beth McKenzie
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 472
- URN
- 130952
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732842739
About this school
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery is a community primary school in West Malling. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 472 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 70% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 82% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 80% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| 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 Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery 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 | 69% | 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 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 485 |
| 2023/24 | 477 |
| 2024/25 | 476 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery compares
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery ranked 229th 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 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.2% | 11.2% | 472 | — |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill | 90% | 4.3% | 12.4% | 226 | 0.2 miles |
| The Discovery School | 80% | 5.4% | 8.4% | 634 | 0.8 miles |
| Mereworth Community Primary School | 81% | 3.7% | 16.6% | 209 | 1.6 miles |
| West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp | 60% | 5.5% | 31.4% | 191 | 1.7 miles |
| Wateringbury Church of England Primary School | 66% | 6.9% | 25.8% | 134 | 1.8 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.
Inspection history
- 20 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report8 December 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.19%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.23%
- Persistent absence
- 7.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill0.2 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
The Discovery School0.8 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
Mereworth Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp1.7 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in West Malling
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery ranks 8th of the 10 ranked primary schools in West Malling.
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- More Park Catholic Primary School Primary
- Offham Primary School Primary
- Ryarsh Primary School Primary
- The Discovery School Primary
- Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Primary
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Primary
- West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp Primary
- The Malling School Secondary
- The Rosewood School Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What ages does Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery teach?
- Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in West Malling.
- Who is the headteacher of Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery is Mrs Beth McKenzie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery, 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 Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery?
- Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery has 472 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery full?
- Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 472 on roll (112%), 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 Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% 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 Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery compare with other schools in Kent?
- Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery ranked 229th 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 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery's absence rate?
- Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery'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.