South Borough Primary School
Stagshaw Close, Postley Road, Maidstone, ME15 6TL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mathew Currie
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Swale Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 141650
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622752161
About this school
South Borough Primary School is a primary academy in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 448 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 April 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 | 89 | 90 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 86% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 9% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 96% | 93% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 89% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 82% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 South Borough 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 | 85% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 509 |
| 2023/24 | 486 |
| 2024/25 | 447 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Borough Primary School compares
South Borough Primary School ranked 79th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4.8% | 28.3% | 448 | — |
| Park Way Primary School | 53% | 5.5% | 30.7% | 307 | 0.4 miles |
| Archbishop Courtenay Primary School | 74% | 6.1% | 38.1% | 329 | 0.5 miles |
| Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School | 69% | 4.4% | 26% | 180 | 0.8 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone | — | 4.1% | 12.5% | 118 | 0.8 miles |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough | 70% | 3.6% | 21.8% | 445 | 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)
- 28.33%
- English as an additional language
- 39.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 11.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Park Way Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Archbishop Courtenay Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
South Borough Primary School ranks 7th 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 South Borough Primary School teach?
- South Borough Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of South Borough Primary School?
- The headteacher of South Borough Primary School is Mr Mathew Currie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was South Borough Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Borough 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 South Borough Primary School?
- South Borough Primary School has 448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is South Borough Primary School full?
- South Borough Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 448 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 South Borough Primary School a faith school?
- No. South Borough Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Borough Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records South Borough Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs South Borough Primary School?
- South Borough Primary School is part of SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have South Borough Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Borough Primary School rank locally?
- South Borough Primary School ranked 79th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Borough Primary School's absence rate?
- South Borough Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Borough Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Borough 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.