Allington Primary School is a primary school located in Maidstone. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 19/11/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hildenborough Crescent, Maidstone, ME16 0PG
Website: www.allington.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01622757350
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs C Howson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139096

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/11/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 466
Number of Boys: 248
Number of Girls: 218

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 2 to 5.2
Writing
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.1
Maths
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:88%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Allington Primary School
Hildenborough Crescent , London Road ME16 0PG
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Palace Wood Primary School
Ash Grove , Allington ME16 0AB
3out of 4 484 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brunswick House Primary School
Leafy Lane , ME16 0QQ
3out of 4 1,561 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
Queen's Road , ME16 0LB
3out of 4 1,672 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
North Borough Junior School
Peel Street , ME14 2BP
3out of 4 2,237 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Maplesden Noakes School
Buckland Road , ME16 0TJ
3out of 4 1,401 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road , ME16 0SF
4out of 4 1,567 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Oakwood Park , ME16 0JP
3out of 4 1,750 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Augustine Academy
Oakwood Road , ME16 8AE
3out of 4 2,084 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Oakwood Park , ME16 8AH
3out of 4 2,148 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
8 Bower Mount Road , ME16 8AU
2out of 4 1,822 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
MEPA Academy Limited
29 Earl Street , ME14 1PF
- not rated 2,502 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Bower Grove School
Fant Lane , ME16 8NL
3out of 4 2,569 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus
Heath Road , Linton ME17 4HT
- not rated 2,914 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.