St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Kent
Douglas Road, Maidstone, ME16 8ER
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 03/12/2024
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.9%
13.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
118
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
120 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
39 of 45 families who put it first got an offer
40
Places offered
103
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 45 | 39 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 35 | 1 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 23 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 103 | 40 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
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
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lisa Saunders
- Address
- Douglas Road, Maidstone, ME16 8ER
- Phone
- 01622751398
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Fant & Oakwood · Maidstone and Malling
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 118626
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 39% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
118 pupils · 120 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
03 December 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 83 pupils
Attendance
95.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
13.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.