Archbishop Courtenay Primary SchoolSouth Borough Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Maidstone.

Summary of the comparison

Archbishop Courtenay Primary School and South Borough Primary School are primary schools in Maidstone.

  • Archbishop Courtenay Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and South Borough Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). South Borough Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Archbishop Courtenay Primary School was judged Good and South Borough Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 74.0% for Archbishop Courtenay Primary School and 77.0% for South Borough Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Archbishop Courtenay Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at South Borough Primary School (85.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Archbishop Courtenay Primary School versus South Borough Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MaidstoneArchbishop Courtenay Primary SchoolMaidstoneSouth Borough Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100B76/100Stronger figure
Local ranking85th of 450 in Kent 36th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll328 447
Capacity315 480
LocationMaidstone, ME15 6QN Maidstone, ME15 6TL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard74.0% 77.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard19.0% Stronger figure15.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census328 447
Free school meals (ever 6)38.1% 28.3%
English as an additional language43.3% 39.6%
SEN support18.0% 15.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.5% 11.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Archbishop Courtenay Primary School

South Borough Primary School

Full profiles: Archbishop Courtenay Primary School · South Borough Primary School