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Tiger Primary School

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

personMr Daniel Siggs

corporate_fareFUTURE SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onMaidstone, ME15 9QL

language Visit Website phone 1622745166

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

427

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Tiger Primary School is a Free schools primary school in Maidstone, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Tiger Primary School is a free schools in Maidstone, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of FUTURE SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 401 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #293 of 424 primaries in Kent and #9,678 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.1 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

60%

LA 61%

Reading75% LA 74%

Writing76% LA 72%

Maths75% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading68% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading57% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths54% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.0

Read

LA -0.4

-5.5 to -2.4

0.4

Write

LA -0.2

-1.0 to 1.9

-3.6

Maths

LA -1.2

-5.0 to -2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading70% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.0

-2.9 to 0.2

-2.1

Write

LA 0.1

-3.5 to -0.6

-3.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.1 to -2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 65%

Reading63% LA 76%

Writing67% LA 80%

Maths43% LA 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA 0.0

-5.5 to -0.9

-1.2

Write

LA 0.4

-3.4 to 1

-4.1

Maths

LA -0.5

-6.1 to -2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 September 2023

Inspection Report

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05 November 2019

Inspection Report

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13 January 2016

Inspection Report

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18 March 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-11-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-01-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-18

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

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

2.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 401 pupils. During this period, there were 9 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	401	9	2.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	401	32	8.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	415	8	1.9%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	408	18	4.4%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	408	33	8.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	427	34	8.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	427	14	3.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	433	24	5.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	437	13	3.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	434	9	2.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	435	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	426	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	421	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	422	9	2.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	420	8	1.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	422	9	2.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	424	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	416	9	2.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	418	10	2.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	395	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	396	3	0.8%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	389	5	1.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	326	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	331	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	331	1	0.3%	0.5%	0

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.

Other Difficulty/Disability 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils