Allington Primary School

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Hildenborough Crescent, London Road, Maidstone, ME16 0PG

Headteacher: Mrs C HowsonSchool website ↗Pupils: 468 (capacity: 420)Part of ORCHARD ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected July 2022
Oversubscribed
70% of first-choice applicants offered a place
83%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected July 2022
70%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 12 July 2022Full report ↗

Outstanding

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

Rated Outstanding 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.
83.0%
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%.
14.0%
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 87%·Writing 87%·Maths 95%All three 83%
Reading
Expected87%
Exceeding51%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected87%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected95%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
83
How many got their first choice?
58of 83 (69.9%)
How many applied in total?
194

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
11.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
6.0%
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).
6.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
243 girls, 225 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 93% (2016/17), currently 83%

* 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
2015/1683.0%10.0%+3.2+1.9+2.9
2016/1793.0%17.0%+3.9+1.9+3.7
2017/1887.0%13.0%+2.8+0.2+2.0
2018/1988.0%18.0%+3.6+1.7+2.6
2022/2392.0%20.0%+2.3+2.4+3.1
2023/2480.0%13.0%---
2024/2583.0%14.0%---
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