Molehill Primary Academy 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 31/01/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hereford Road, Maidstone, ME15 7ND
Website: http://www.molehillprimaryacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01622751729
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Principal Laura Smith
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138195

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 271
Number of Boys: 138
Number of Girls: 133

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.5
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.9 to 4.3
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Molehill Primary Academy
Hereford Road , ME15 7ND 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oaks Primary Academy
Oak Tree Avenue , ME15 9AX 		3out of 4 416 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Greenfields Community Primary School
Oxford Road , Shepway ME15 8DF 		3out of 4 909 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Tiger Primary School
Boughton Lane , ME15 9QL 		3out of 4 974 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Senacre Wood Primary School
Graveney Road , Senacre ME15 8QQ 		3out of 4 1,019 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 4 974 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Maidstone Grammar School
Barton Road , ME15 7BT 		3out of 4 2,152 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
New Cut Road , ME14 5GQ 		- not rated 2,835 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Valley Park School
Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DT 		4out of 4 2,922 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cornwallis Academy
Hubbards Lane , Linton ME17 4HX 		3out of 4 3,033 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed 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 4 877 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus
Heath Road , Linton ME17 4HT 		- not rated 3,077 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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