South Borough Primary School, Maidstone

In its own words: "South Borough Primary School is an academy and part of Swale Academies Trust. The following arrangements with respect to the admission of pupils to the school are to be adopted. The governors will provide for the admission of all children in the September following their fourth birthday. The PAN in Reception is 60 from September 2026 and all subsequent years."

The school runs a breakfast club.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and an open day on Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 3.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at South Borough Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 93% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 66 families put South Borough Primary School as their first choice and 155 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to South Borough Primary School are Park Way Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 67% maths); Archbishop Courtenay Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 81% maths); Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School (0.8 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); and St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone (0.8 miles, Outstanding).

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

South Borough Primary School is one of 19 schools run by Swale Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

34.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (47%), Asian (12%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 55 pupils (12.3%) received SEN support and 12 (2.7%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Maidstone West Rail Station, about 1090 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sheal's Crescent (adjacent), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood South Borough Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 544 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, South Borough Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to South Borough Primary School are Maidstone Grammar School (0.2 miles), Invicta Grammar School (0.9 miles), Valley Park School (0.9 miles) and School of Science and Technology Maidstone (1 mile).