North Borough Junior School is a state-funded primary school in Maidstone, South East, for pupils aged 7 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 350 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 360.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (19 Oct 2023). 63% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
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Good
Based on 19 Oct 2023 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
Ungraded inspection · 19 Oct 2023: School remains Good
Published 16 Jul 2014.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Kent |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Subject | School (expected) | School (higher) | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths | 63% | 6% | — |
| Reading | 75% | 36% | 106 |
| Writing | 68% | 9% | — |
| Maths | 77% | 25% | 105 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
20.2 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 3.54% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 2.7% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 43.4% |
| White other | 15.7% |
| Mixed | 7.5% |
| Asian | 20.3% |
| Black | 7.2% |
| Other | 4% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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