St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone
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St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone is a Church of England school (voluntary controlled) in Maidstone for boys and girls aged 5 to 7. It has 118 pupils and room for 120. About 20 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. We give it 59 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 47% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.
Douglas Road, Maidstone, ME16 8ER01622 751398st-michaels-infant.kent.sch.ukMrs Lisa Saunders executive headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 3 December 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (4), language and communications needs (4), Other difficulty or disability (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Hearing impairment (1), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 118 | 120 | 120 | 121 | 120 | 119 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 20% | 12% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 13% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 44% | 46% | 39% | 35% | 33% | 31% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 8% | 13% | 17% | 13% | 9% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.1% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 5.1% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.7% | 3.4% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 3.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 13.3% | 7.1% | 19.8% | 15.9% | 6.3% | 4.7% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School | Church of England | 0 m | 180 | Good 2023 | 43 | Compare |
| Archbishop Courtenay Primary School | Academy | 500 m | 329 | Good 2023 | 79 | Compare |
| Brunswick House Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 420 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
| St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone | Academy | 0.8 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| South Borough Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 448 | Good 2023 | 90 | Compare |
| West Borough Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 456 | Good 2022 | 17 | Compare |
| Jubilee Primary School | Free school | 1.0 miles | 386 | Report card 2026 | 82 | Compare |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough | Academy | 1.1 miles | 445 | Report card 2026 | 93 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone with the 45 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 45 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 59 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 59% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 30 to 82. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 1.8 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | +0.00 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | +0.06 | 2024/25; 83 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone a good school?
It is about average. St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone scores 59 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 47% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 30 to 82, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone not judged at its last full inspection on 3 December 2024.
How many pupils does St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone have?
118 pupils aged 5 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 120 places, so it is 98% full.
Is St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone?
Pupils were in school 95.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone?
The average class had 29.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Douglas Road, Maidstone, ME16 8ER
- Telephone
- 01622 751398
- Website
- www.st-michaels-infant.kent.sch.uk
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Saunders
- Type of school
- Church of England school (voluntary controlled) (Voluntary controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 5-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Canterbury
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Fant & Oakwood
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 118626 · LAESTAB 8863073 · UKPRN 10079671
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.