Ofsted: Good emoji_events #196 in Kent public Top 37% UK

Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMrs Lisa Saunders

location_onMaidstone, ME16 8ER

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

178

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Expected Standard

69%

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Age Range

7-11

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Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Maidstone, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School is a voluntary controlled school in Maidstone, Kent, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 177 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #196 of 424 primaries in Kent and #6,717 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 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 61%

Reading80% LA 74%

Writing82% LA 72%

Maths73% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading69% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading84% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.4

-2.0 to 1.8

-1.0

Write

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 0.8

-3.1

Maths

LA -1.2

-4.9 to -1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading82% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.0

-0.2 to 4.0

2.9

Write

LA 0.1

1.1 to 4.8

0.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.3 to 2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 65%

Reading74% LA 76%

Writing87% LA 80%

Maths84% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.0

-1.2 to 3

1.1

Write

LA 0.4

-0.8 to 3

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.5

-4.1 to -0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 November 2023

Inspection Report

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13 March 2018

Inspection Report

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11 December 2013

Inspection Report

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29 February 2012

Inspection Report

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13 July 2011

Inspection Report

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29 November 2010

Inspection Report

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25 September 2007

Inspection Report

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23 January 2007

Inspection Report

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19 June 2006

Inspection Report

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20 November 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-03-13

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-12-11

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 177 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	177	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	179	1	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	178	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	177	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	174	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	170	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	167	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	168	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	168	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	168	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	169	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	166	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	166	1	0.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	164	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	160	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	159	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	163	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	163	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	164	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	168	1	0.6%	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 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils