Loose Primary School
Loose Road, Maidstone, ME15 9UW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COPPICE PRIMARY PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Trevor North
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Coppice Primary Partnership
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 654
- Pupils on roll
- 662
- URN
- 146143
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622743549
About this school
Loose Primary School is a primary academy in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 662 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Loose 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 96 | 101 | 100 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 60% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 76% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 69% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 70% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Loose 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 | 60% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 656 |
| 2023/24 | 661 |
| 2024/25 | 657 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Loose Primary School compares
Loose Primary School ranked 110th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 | 74% | 3.7% | 8.5% | 662 | — |
| Tiger Primary School | 60% | 7.9% | 41.2% | 392 | 0.6 miles |
| Leigh Academy Oaks | 89% | 5.8% | 40.8% | 211 | 0.9 miles |
| Leigh Academy Molehill | 85% | 4.1% | 39.4% | 312 | 1.1 miles |
| Boughton Monchelsea Primary School | 47% | 6.4% | 14.4% | 202 | 1.2 miles |
| Park Way Primary School | 53% | 5.5% | 30.7% | 307 | 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.
Inspection history
- 27 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report28 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.52%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.73%
- Persistent absence
- 6.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tiger Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Leigh Academy Oaks0.9 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Leigh Academy Molehill1.1 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Boughton Monchelsea Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Park Way Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Loose Primary School ranks 12th 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 Loose Primary School teach?
- Loose Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Loose Primary School?
- The headteacher of Loose Primary School is Mr Trevor North, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Loose Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Loose 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 Loose Primary School?
- Loose Primary School has 662 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Loose Primary School full?
- Loose Primary School has capacity for 654 pupils and 662 on roll (101%), 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 Loose Primary School a faith school?
- No. Loose Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Loose Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Loose Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Loose Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Loose Primary School is part of COPPICE PRIMARY PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Loose Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Loose Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Loose Primary School ranked 110th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 Loose Primary School's absence rate?
- Loose 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 Loose Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Loose 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 10 July 2026.