Coxheath Primary School

About Coxheath Primary School

Coxheath Primary School is a popular choice among local families, with 75 first-preference applications for 60 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.5. This level of demand suggests strong parent confidence, and the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 backs that up with a Good rating overall. Inspectors were particularly impressed by behaviour and attitudes, as well as personal development, both of which were judged Outstanding. The early years provision and leadership and management were also rated Good. The school is larger than its stated capacity of 420, currently teaching 459 pupils, which may reflect its appeal. Headteacher Giacomo Mazza leads a mixed, non-denominational primary for children aged 4 to 11 in Maidstone, Kent. Around 21.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure slightly above the national average for primary schools.

Academically, Coxheath’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 53%, below the Kent local authority average of 63%. This places the school in the bottom 50 nationally for this metric, ranking 33rd out of 44 primary schools in the Maidstone local authority area. Looking at individual subjects, 77% met the expected standard in maths and 72% in writing, but reading was lower at 66%. At the higher standard, 23% achieved in reading, 16% in maths and just 6% in writing, with only 3% reaching the higher benchmark across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 104 for maths and 103 for reading. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is difficult to say how much value the school adds from pupils’ starting points.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a gymnasium, sports hall, library, art studios, playing fields and a forest school, plus clubs such as chess, drama, science and film. Sports on offer include gymnastics, swimming, cross country and cricket. For children with additional needs, Coxheath provides support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and social, emotional and mental health challenges. The school does not have a nursery or sixth form. Given its oversubscription, families living closer to the school will have a stronger chance of securing a place. Coxheath suits parents who value a Good-rated school with strong pastoral care and a wide range of extracurricular activities, even if its academic outcomes are below the local average.

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