Brunswick House Primary SchoolSt Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone

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

Summary of the comparison

Brunswick House Primary School and St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone are primary schools in Maidstone.

  • Brunswick House Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone is ahead on our composite score.

  • Brunswick House Primary School was judged Good and St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone 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 65.0% for Brunswick House Primary School and 46.0% for St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Brunswick House Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone (73.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Brunswick House Primary School versus St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MaidstoneBrunswick House Primary SchoolMaidstoneSt Francis' Catholic Primary School, MaidstoneEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100C59/100Stronger figure
Local ranking262nd of 450 in Kent 180th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll415 419
Capacity420 420
LocationMaidstone, ME16 0QQ Maidstone, ME16 0LB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% Stronger figure46.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census415 419
Free school meals (ever 6)26.0% 14.1%
English as an additional language33.0% 41.3%
SEN support23.1% 6.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.4% 8.6% 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.

Brunswick House Primary School

St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone

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