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Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Kent

Lower Street, Maidstone, ME17 1RL

Website 01622861398

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

90.8%

27.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

87

Capacity used

Has space

83%

105 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

12 of 12 families who put it first got an offer

13

Places offered

33

Total applications

2.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1212● 100%
2nd preference121● 8%
3rd preference90● 0%
Total331339%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Kent lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Fiona Steer
Address
Lower Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RL
Phone
01622861398
Local authority
Kent
Ward / constituency
Leeds & Langley · Faversham and Mid Kent
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
118623

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals17%——
English as additional language13%——
SEN support13%——
45% boys (39)55% girls (48)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

87 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    02 June 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementNeeds attention
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsExpected standard
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 21

    19 October 2021

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 92 pupils

Attendance

90.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

9.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

27.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

3.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

12%
20/21
19%
21/22
33%
22/23
30%
23/24
27%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths———
Higher standard———
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard7%
-55% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard36%
-39% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England
Average score99
-7 vs England

Writing

Expected standard50%
-22% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard21%
-53% vs England
Higher standard7%
-19% vs England
Average score94
-11 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard14%
-59% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England
Average score96
-9 vs England

Science

Expected standard79%
-3% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

23201927202372025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)7%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.