St Paul's Infant School

About St Paul's Infant School

St Paul's Infant School is a state primary in Maidstone, Kent, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025 judged it Good overall, with Good ratings for early years provision, leadership and management, and quality of education. The school has held a Good rating across both its recent inspections, with the 2025 ungraded inspection confirming that standards have been maintained. While the school's own Key Stage 2 results are not available in the data, the local authority average for primary schools in Kent is 63 percent achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. This provides a useful benchmark for parents considering how a school in the area typically performs, though without St Paul's own KS2 data it is not possible to say whether it exceeds or falls short of that average. What is clear from the parent view responses is that the school is well regarded by families, with 93 percent of the 57 respondents saying they would recommend it.

The school's academic picture is shaped by its infant-only intake, meaning pupils leave at age seven before sitting Key Stage 2 SATs. Ofsted's 2016 graded inspection rated the quality of education as Good, and the 2025 ungraded inspection found that standards have been maintained. The parent view data, collected between September 2024 and September 2025, shows strong satisfaction: 98 percent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 90 percent agreed or strongly agreed that their child does well. On behaviour, 93 percent agreed or strongly agreed that the school ensures pupils are well behaved. The school's capacity is 270, and it currently has 262 pupils on roll, with 22.9 percent eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools.

For the 2025/26 admissions cycle, St Paul's Infant School was oversubscribed, receiving 131 applications for 72 places, with 55 first-preference offers made. This gives an oversubscription ratio of 1.82, meaning competition for places is noticeable. The school offers a range of facilities including a gymnasium, library, playing fields, sports hall, forest school, ICT suite, outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports include cricket, cross country, athletics, swimming and netball, while clubs cover drama, coding, film club and science club. The school has a broad SEND offer, supporting pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, multi-sensory impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. This combination of strong parent satisfaction, a Good Ofsted rating and a wide SEND provision makes it a solid choice for families in Maidstone seeking an infant school, though the oversubscription means early application is advisable.

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