St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone, Maidstone
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Maidstone, part of Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone in detail
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £4.50 per day.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 118853), 63% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
Across Kent, 90% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Kent lodged 237 appeals against primary school offers; 166 reached a hearing and 18 succeeded (10.8% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone are St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone (under 0.1 miles, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths); West Borough Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 62% maths); Palace Wood Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 75% reading, 80% maths); and Brunswick House Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 78% maths).
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, MaidstoneWest Borough Primary SchoolPalace Wood Primary SchoolBrunswick House Primary School
The trust
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone is one of 33 schools run by Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Maidstone Barracks Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Malling Terrace (adjacent), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 259 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.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone are St Simon Stock Catholic School (under 0.1 miles), St Augustine Academy (0.3 miles), Oakwood Park Grammar School (0.3 miles) and The Maplesden Noakes School (0.8 miles).
St Simon Stock Catholic SchoolSt Augustine AcademyOakwood Park Grammar SchoolThe Maplesden Noakes School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone (URN 118853), it was rated Good in March 2024. See St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 118853). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 85% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 76% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 69% to 60% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone.
- Football Fun Camp Maidstone250m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 118853). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 27 | 87 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 40 | 36 | 94 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 45 | 36 | 105 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 60 | 42 | 96 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 60 | 48 | 109 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 60 | 51 | 113 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 59 | 49 | 93 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 59 | 49 | 96 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 60 | 41 | 82 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 57 | 47 | 85 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 60 | 59 | 113 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 57 | 48 | 91 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 45 | 38 | 62 | 0.8 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Maidstone
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Maidstone
Across Kent council
Places available
18,893
Applications
16,593
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Kent council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 118853). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.2%
Overall absence
8.6%
Persistent absence
374
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
Questions parents ask about St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
Are there exam results for St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone?
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 118853), 63% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone's Ofsted rating?
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone (URN 118853), it was rated Good in March 2024.
What is the catchment area for St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone?
No fixed boundary. When St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone is oversubscribed, Kent allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone?
Apply through Kent's coordinated admissions process, naming St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone: Football Fun Camp Maidstone (250m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone?
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone is at Queen's Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0LB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)