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St Paul's Infant School

Maidstone, ME14 2BSPrimaryAges 4–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2025
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
55 1st-choice / 72 places
Ranking
Not ranked

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.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressHillary Road, Maidstone, Maidstone, ME14 2BS
HeadteacherSarah Aldridge
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils262
Free School Meals (FSM)22.9%
School Capacity262 / 270 (97% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 Jul 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (2 Jul 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 22 Jul 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:00

Breakfast club

08:00-08:30

Source: stpaulsmaidstone.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Paul's Infant School

St Paul's Infant School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.