Lenham Primary SchoolPlatts Heath Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Lenham Primary School and Platts Heath Primary School are primary schools in Maidstone.

  • Lenham Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Platts Heath Primary School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Lenham Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lenham Primary School was judged Good and Platts Heath 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 47.0% for Lenham Primary School and 56.0% for Platts Heath Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Lenham Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Platts Heath Primary School (24.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lenham Primary School versus Platts Heath Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MaidstoneLenham Primary SchoolMaidstonePlatts Heath Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureF37/100
Local ranking98th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure399th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll207 56
Capacity210 91
LocationMaidstone, ME17 2LL Maidstone, ME17 2NH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% 56.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 11.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census207 56
Free school meals (ever 6)32.4% 48.2%
English as an additional language4.3% 7.1%
SEN support15.9% 23.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure7.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.3% Stronger figure26.0% 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.

Lenham Primary School

Platts Heath Primary School

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