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Mereworth Community Primary School

Community school · Maidstone · ME18 5ND

Ages 5–11 · 209 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2022-09-28

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)24%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.7%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
183

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

24

Places offered

24

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
53
Preferred offers (top 3)
24
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

209 pupils · 218 places

Pupils on roll
209
Boys / girls
115 / 94
School capacity
218
Capacity fill
209 / 218 (96%)
Free school meals
12.9%
FSM pupils
27
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Amanda Lavelle

Location

Address
39 the Street, Mereworth, Mereworth Cp School
Postcode
ME18 5ND
Town
Maidstone
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Tonbridge
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Maidstone, Kent, 209 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.9%.

Open schools in Maidstone
68
Primary schools in Maidstone
46
Academies among open schools in Maidstone
32% (22)
Open schools in ME18
4
Primary in ME18
4
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in MaidstoneNear ME18

  • The Discovery School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    West Malling · ME19 4GJ · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM8.2%
    • Demand0.94

    2.3 miles away

  • Offham Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    West Malling · ME19 5NX · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM9.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.6 miles away

  • Hadlow Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Tonbridge · TN11 0EH · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM36.9%
    • Demand1.00

    2.7 miles away

  • East Peckham Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Tonbridge · TN12 5LH · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM16.9%
    • Demand1.00

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Amanda Lavelle
Telephone
01622812569
Website
www.mereworth.kent.sch.uk

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