Allington Primary School
Hildenborough Crescent, London Road, Maidstone, ME16 0PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ORCHARD ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs C Howson
- Sponsor
- Allington Primary School Academy Trust (Orchard Academy Trust)
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 466
- URN
- 139096
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622757350
About this school
Allington Primary School is a primary academy in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 466 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Allington 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
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 | 64 | 64 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 92% | 80% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 91% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 88% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Allington 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 | 92% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 465 |
| 2023/24 | 468 |
| 2024/25 | 468 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Allington Primary School compares
Allington Primary School ranked 38th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 3.7% | 9% | 466 | — |
| Palace Wood Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 18.5% | 417 | 0.3 miles |
| Brunswick House Primary School | 65% | 6.2% | 26% | 420 | 0.9 miles |
| St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone | 46% | 4.2% | 14.1% | 402 | 1.0 miles |
| North Borough Junior School | 63% | 6.2% | 34.5% | 350 | 1.3 miles |
| West Borough Primary School | 47% | 5.3% | 25.9% | 456 | 1.3 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)
- 8.97%
- English as an additional language
- 11.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.72%
- Persistent absence
- 4.61%
Location
Nearby schools
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Palace Wood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Brunswick House Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone1.0 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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North Borough Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
West Borough Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Allington Primary School ranks 4th of the 43 ranked primary schools in Maidstone.
- 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
- Kingswood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Allington Primary School teach?
- Allington Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Allington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Allington Primary School is Mrs C Howson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Allington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Allington 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 Allington Primary School?
- Allington Primary School has 466 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Allington Primary School full?
- Allington Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 466 on roll (111%), 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 Allington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Allington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Allington Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Allington Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Allington Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Allington Primary School is part of ORCHARD ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Allington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 92% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Allington Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Allington Primary School ranked 38th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Allington Primary School's absence rate?
- Allington Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Allington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Allington 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.