Ofsted: Good emoji_events #178 in Kent public Top 53% UK

North Borough Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Jenny Chiverton

location_onMaidstone, ME14 2BP

language Visit Website phone 1622754708

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

353

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Expected Standard

63%

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Age Range

7-11

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North Borough Junior School is a Community school primary school in Maidstone, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

North Borough Junior School is a community school in Maidstone, Kent, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 354 pupils on roll, of whom 34% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #178 of 424 primaries in Kent and #6,070 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 61%

Reading75% LA 74%

Writing68% LA 72%

Maths77% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading81% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading78% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.4

-3.2 to -0.4

-3.5

Write

LA -0.2

-4.8 to -2.1

-1.4

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.7 to -0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading75% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.0

0.5 to 3.3

3.5

Write

LA 0.1

2.2 to 4.8

1.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.1 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 65%

Reading69% LA 76%

Writing81% LA 80%

Maths63% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.0

-1.7 to 1.3

1.3

Write

LA 0.4

-0.1 to 2.7

-1

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.4 to 0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 October 2023

Inspection Report

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29 September 2020

Inspection Report

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17 July 2018

Inspection Report

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24 June 2014

Inspection Report

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08 February 2013

Inspection Report

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14 November 2012

Inspection Report

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04 July 2011

Inspection Report

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18 June 2008

Inspection Report

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05 July 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-07-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-11-14

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 354 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	354	4	1.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	352	10	2.8%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	353	34	9.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	359	16	4.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	359	16	4.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	357	7	2.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	353	2	0.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	348	1	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	342	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	329	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	340	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	349	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	350	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	340	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	333	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	333	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	340	3	0.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	343	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	340	5	1.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	336	6	1.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	323	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	326	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	329	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	320	10	3.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	317	9	2.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	316	5	1.6%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 27 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 25 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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North Borough Junior School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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