More Park Catholic Primary School
Lucks Hill, West Malling, ME19 6HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Seal
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Sponsor
- Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 141472
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732843047
About this school
More Park Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in West Malling. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 183 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 87% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 90% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 90% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 87% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 More Park Catholic 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 | 79% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How More Park Catholic Primary School compares
More Park Catholic Primary School ranked 130th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.9% | 15.3% | 183 | — |
| West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp | 60% | 5.5% | 31.4% | 191 | 0.5 miles |
| Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy | 81% | 4.8% | 10.9% | 211 | 0.6 miles |
| Lift St James the Great | 79% | 6.6% | 51.4% | 176 | 0.6 miles |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase | 76% | 3.5% | 9.4% | 230 | 0.9 miles |
| Brookfield Infant School | — | 5.4% | 23.5% | 180 | 1.0 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)
- 15.27%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.94%
- Persistent absence
- 7.43%
Location
Nearby schools
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West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp0.5 miles
Primary · West Malling
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Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · West Malling
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Lift St James the Great0.6 miles
Primary · East Malling
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Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase0.9 miles
Primary · West Malling
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Brookfield Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Aylesford
Other schools in West Malling
More Park Catholic Primary School ranks 6th of the 10 ranked primary schools in West Malling.
- Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery Primary
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy 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 year groups does More Park Catholic Primary School teach?
- More Park Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in West Malling.
- Who is the headteacher of More Park Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of More Park Catholic Primary School is Mrs Deborah Seal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was More Park Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected More Park Catholic 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 big is More Park Catholic Primary School?
- More Park Catholic Primary School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is More Park Catholic Primary School full?
- More Park Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 183 on roll (87%), 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 More Park Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. More Park Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does More Park Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records More Park Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs More Park Catholic Primary School?
- More Park Catholic Primary School is part of KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have More Park Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does More Park Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- More Park Catholic Primary School ranked 130th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is More Park Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- More Park Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are More Park Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, More Park Catholic 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.