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The Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Maidstone · ME15 9PS

Ages 4–11 · 193 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

7.0%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-10-11

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)78%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
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 absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.7%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
190

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

0.90 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

19

Places offered

27

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
39
Preferred offers (top 3)
21
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 fill92%

193 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
193
Boys / girls
110 / 83
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
193 / 210 (92%)
Free school meals
60.1%
FSM pupils
116
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Religious ethos
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Southwark
Governance
Academy trust: KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
Academy trust
KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
Sponsor
Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
Headteacher
Mrs Megan Underhill

Location

Address
Bicknor Road, Park Wood
Postcode
ME15 9PS
Town
Maidstone
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Maidstone
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
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 sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Maidstone, Kent, 193 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 60.1%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Southwark.

Open schools in Maidstone
68
Primary schools in Maidstone
46
Academies among open schools in Maidstone
32% (22)
Open schools in ME15
19
Primary in ME15
14
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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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Megan Underhill
Telephone
01622756778
Website
www.holyfamily.kent.sch.uk

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