Platts Heath Primary School

KentCommunity school

Headcorn Road, Platts Heath, Maidstone, ME17 2NH

Headteacher: Mr Darren WatersSchool website ↗Pupils: 56 (capacity: 91)
Ofsted Good
Inspected April 2022
56%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected April 2022
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 20 April 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
56.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
11.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 56%·Writing 67%·Maths 67%All three 56%
Reading
Expected56%
Exceeding11%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected67%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected67%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
5
How many families wanted this school first?
3
How many got their first choice?
3of 3 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
12

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
33.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
11.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
33.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
31 girls, 25 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 67% (2017/18), currently 56%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1633.0%0.0%+0.8-2.4-4.2
2016/1733.0%0.0%-1.1-1.5-5.8
2017/1867.0%11.0%-1.3-1.2-2.1
2018/1963.0%13.0%-0.7-1.3-3.0
2022/2324.0%6.0%-2.9-1.7-7.3
2023/2445.0%0.0%---
2024/2556.0%11.0%---
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