Hunton Church of England Primary SchoolMaidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Hunton Church of England Primary School and Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Maidstone.

  • Hunton Church of England Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hunton Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School was judged exceptional.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Hunton Church of England Primary School and 83.0% for Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Hunton Church of England Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School (74.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hunton Church of England Primary School versus Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MaidstoneHunton Church of England Primary SchoolMaidstoneMaidstone, St John's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100B80/100Stronger figure
Local ranking80th of 445 in Kent 16th of 445 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll106 437
Capacity105 420
LocationMaidstone, ME15 0SJ Maidstone, ME14 5TZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% 83.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard13.0% 28.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census107 436
Free school meals (ever 6)26.2% 7.3%
English as an additional language15.0% 11.7%
SEN support11.2% 13.5%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.9% 7.1% 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.

Hunton Church of England Primary School

Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School

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