Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolYalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are primary schools in Maidstone.

  • Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good and Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 63.0% for Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 56.0% for Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (31.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MaidstoneLaddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolMaidstoneYalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF33/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking415th of 450 in Kent 157th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll83 164
Capacity101 168
LocationMaidstone, ME18 6BL Maidstone, ME18 6DP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% Stronger figure56.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census83 164
Free school meals (ever 6)23.3% 15.2%
English as an additional language4.8% 1.8%
SEN support25.3% 13.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.2% 0.6%
Attendance
Overall absence10.9% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence37.9% 8.0% 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.

Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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