Tiger Primary School
Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FUTURE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Lloyd Williams - Jones
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Future Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 392
- URN
- 138232
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622745166
About this school
Tiger Primary School is a primary academy in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 392 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tiger 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. 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 | 65 | 63 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 56% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 68% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 67% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% | 63% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Tiger 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 | 45% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 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 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 427 |
| 2023/24 | 408 |
| 2024/25 | 401 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tiger Primary School compares
Tiger Primary School ranked 266th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 7.9% | 41.2% | 392 | — |
| Leigh Academy Oaks | 89% | 5.8% | 40.8% | 211 | 0.3 miles |
| Leigh Academy Molehill | 85% | 4.1% | 39.4% | 312 | 0.6 miles |
| Loose Primary School | 74% | 3.7% | 8.5% | 662 | 0.6 miles |
| Park Way Primary School | 53% | 5.5% | 30.7% | 307 | 0.8 miles |
| Greenfields Community Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 44.5% | 450 | 0.9 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)
- 41.15%
- English as an additional language
- 17%
- Overall absence
- 7.92%
- Persistent absence
- 27.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leigh Academy Oaks0.3 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Leigh Academy Molehill0.6 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Loose Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Park Way Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Greenfields Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Tiger Primary School ranks 28th 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 Tiger Primary School teach?
- Tiger Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Tiger Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tiger Primary School is Mr Lloyd Williams - Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tiger Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tiger 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 Tiger Primary School?
- Tiger Primary School has 392 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Tiger Primary School full?
- Tiger Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 392 on roll (93%), 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 Tiger Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tiger Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tiger Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tiger Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Tiger Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Tiger Primary School is part of FUTURE SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tiger Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tiger Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Tiger Primary School ranked 266th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tiger Primary School's absence rate?
- Tiger Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tiger Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tiger 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 1 July 2026.