Loose 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 17/11/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Loose Road, Maidstone

School Information

Address: Loose Road, Maidstone, ME15 9UW
Website: www.loose-primary.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01622743549
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Holman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 146143

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 655
Number of Boys: 361
Number of Girls: 294

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.2
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -0.8 to 1.5
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.6 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Loose Primary School
Loose Road , ME15 9UW 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tiger Primary School
Boughton Lane , ME15 9QL 		3out of 4 977 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Oaks Primary Academy
Oak Tree Avenue , ME15 9AX 		3out of 4 1,523 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Molehill Primary Academy
Hereford Road , ME15 7ND 		3out of 4 1,874 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Boughton Monchelsea Primary School
Church Hill , Boughton Monchelsea ME17 4HP 		3out of 4 2,043 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Line Learning Academy
Boughton Lane , ME15 9QL 		2out of 4 977 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cornwallis Academy
Hubbards Lane , Linton ME17 4HX 		3out of 4 1,661 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Maidstone Grammar School
Barton Road , ME15 7BT 		3out of 4 2,642 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Five Acre Wood School
Boughton Lane , ME15 9QF 		4out of 4 1,079 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus
Heath Road , Linton ME17 4HT 		- not rated 2,732 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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