Jubilee Primary School, Maidstone

Ofsted's report card from its 31 March 2026 inspection grades Jubilee Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils across the school achieve consistently well."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a highly inclusive school culture."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's comprehensive and well-planned personal, social and health education curriculum and personal development programme are embedded across the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders' determined work with pupils and their families secures positive rates of attendance that are broadly in line with the national average."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have high aspirations for all their pupils."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise children having an effective start in life through a successful start in their education."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders act in the best interests of all pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to build on and embed improvements to the curriculum and teaching to ensure that teachers support pupils to build their knowledge securely"; "Leaders should ensure that the careful design and implementation already evident in parts of the early years provision are applied consistently across all activities"; "Leaders should continue to act on their priorities for development to secure further improvement across all identified areas".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Jubilee is a thriving, inclusive school community where every child is encouraged to grow and flourish. We believe that every pupil deserves the very best education, and our dedicated staff work tirelessly to ensure that all children feel safe, valued, and inspired to achieve their full potential."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, badminton, choir, art, photography and book club.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:40am and after-school care.

Coming up: an admissions event on Thursday 12 November 2026, an admissions event on Thursday 19 November 2026 and an admissions event on Thursday 26 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Jubilee Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 81% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 67 families put Jubilee Primary School as their first choice and 154 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 10 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Jubilee Primary School are West Borough Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 67% reading, 62% maths); Barming Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 64% reading, 59% maths); St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone (0.7 miles, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths); and St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone (0.7 miles).

Jubilee Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

69 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Jubilee Primary School (as of April 2026): 93% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

29.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (29%), Asian (25%) and Black (18%).

In 2026, 55 pupils (14.2%) received SEN support and 2 (0.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is East Farleigh Rail Station, about 1030 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ridgway (opposite), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 160 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Jubilee Primary School issued 17 suspensions, 4.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Jubilee Primary School are Oakwood Park Grammar School (0.6 miles), St Augustine Academy (0.6 miles), St Simon Stock Catholic School (0.7 miles) and The Maplesden Noakes School (1.5 miles).