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Wateringbury Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Maidstone · ME18 5EA

Ages 4–11 · 134 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-07-01

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
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)61%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
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%+)16.6%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
169

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

13

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
29
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
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 fill64%

134 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
134
Boys / girls
60 / 74
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
134 / 210 (64%)
Free school meals
27.6%
FSM pupils
37
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Rochester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Miss Debbie Johnson

Location

Address
147 Bow Road, Wateringbury
Postcode
ME18 5EA
Town
Maidstone
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Tonbridge
Urban/rural
Larger 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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Maidstone, Kent, 134 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 27.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Rochester.

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

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Debbie Johnson
Telephone
01622812199
Website
www.wateringbury.kent.sch.uk/

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