Hollingbourne Primary SchoolHarrietsham Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Hollingbourne Primary School and Harrietsham Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Maidstone.

  • Hollingbourne Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Harrietsham Church of England Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hollingbourne Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hollingbourne Primary School was judged Good and Harrietsham Church of England 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 53.0% for Hollingbourne Primary School and 42.0% for Harrietsham Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Hollingbourne Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Harrietsham Church of England Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hollingbourne Primary School versus Harrietsham Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MaidstoneHollingbourne Primary SchoolMaidstoneHarrietsham Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureD48/100
Local ranking155th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure309th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll100 395
Capacity105 420
LocationMaidstone, ME17 1UA Maidstone, ME17 1JZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% Stronger figure42.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census100 395
Free school meals (ever 6)22.0% 25.8%
English as an additional language2.0% 6.6%
SEN support13.0% 10.9%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 0.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% Stronger figure6.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.5% Stronger figure20.8% 15.8%

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.

Hollingbourne Primary School

Harrietsham Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Hollingbourne Primary School · Harrietsham Church of England Primary School