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Tiger Primary School

Free schools · Maidstone · ME15 9QL

Ages 4–11 · 392 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-09-19

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)56%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.1%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.5%
Enrolments in measure
394

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

37

Places offered

38

1st-preference offers

37

Total preferences (any rank)
81
Preferred offers (top 3)
37
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 fill93%

392 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
392
Boys / girls
190 / 202
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
392 / 420 (93%)
Free school meals
46.2%
FSM pupils
181
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: FUTURE SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy trust
FUTURE SCHOOLS TRUST
Sponsor
Future Schools Trust
Headteacher
Mr Lloyd Williams - Jones

Location

Address
Boughton Lane
Postcode
ME15 9QL
Town
Maidstone
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Maidstone
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling
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 free schools (primary), Ages 4–11, in Maidstone, Kent, 392 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 46.2%.

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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    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM39.0%
    • Demand1.03

    0.3 miles away

  • Leigh Academy Molehill

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    • KS281%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM33.0%
    • Demand0.82

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  • Loose Primary School

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    • KS260%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM10.6%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Park Way Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS261%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM34.5%
    • Demand0.74

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  • Greenfields Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM39.5%
    • Demand1.20

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  • South Borough Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS286%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM26.3%
    • Demand1.28

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  • Senacre Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM41.0%
    • Demand1.17

    1.1 miles away

  • Leigh Academy Tree Tops

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    • KS284%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM46.3%
    • Demand0.89

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Lloyd Williams - Jones
Telephone
01622745166
Website
www.tigerprimary.com

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