North Borough Junior 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Peel Street, Maidstone

School Information

Address: Peel Street, Maidstone, ME14 2BP
Website: www.north-borough.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01622754708
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jennifer Chiverton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118301

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 350
Number of Boys: 186
Number of Girls: 164

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 2.2 to 4.8
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Borough Junior School
Peel Street , ME14 2BP
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Infant School
Hillary Road , ME14 2BS
3out of 4 114 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sandling Primary School
Ashburnham Road , Penenden Heath ME14 2JG
3out of 4 1,013 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
Vinters Road , ME14 5DX
3out of 4 1,351 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Brunswick House Primary School
Leafy Lane , ME16 0QQ
3out of 4 1,401 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road , ME16 0SF
4out of 4 1,122 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
The Maplesden Noakes School
Buckland Road , ME16 0TJ
3out of 4 1,220 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Invicta Grammar School
Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DS
4out of 4 1,560 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Valley Park School
Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DT
4out of 4 1,771 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
New Cut Road , ME14 5GQ
- not rated 2,114 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
MEPA Academy Limited
29 Earl Street , ME14 1PF
- not rated 1,264 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
8 Bower Mount Road , ME16 8AU
2out of 4 1,920 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus
Heath Road , Linton ME17 4HT
- not rated 2,368 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Snowfields Academy
Popesfield Way , ME14 5GA
- not rated 2,716 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.