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Queenborough School and Nursery

Academy converter · Queenborough · ME11 5DF

Ages 3–11 · 470 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

80%

Overall absence

6.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-07-03

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)80%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.2%
Unauthorised2.5%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
360

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill112%

470 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
470
Boys / girls
240 / 230
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
470 / 420 (112%)
Free school meals
35.7%
FSM pupils
152
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
Academy trust
EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
Headteacher
Mr Jason Howard

Location

Address
Edward Road
Postcode
ME11 5DF
Town
Queenborough
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Queenborough, Kent, 470 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 35.7%.

Open schools in Queenborough
1
Primary schools in Queenborough
1
Academies among open schools in Queenborough
100% (1)
Open schools in ME11
1
Primary in ME11
1
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.

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    • FSM58.9%

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    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM24.7%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Jason Howard
Telephone
01795662574
Website
http://www.queenborough.kent.sch.uk

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