Madginford Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Maidstone, Kent
Madginford Primary School is a primary school in Maidstone, Kent for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 April 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 588 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils in this welcoming school feel happy and well cared for.”
- “Pupils have positive relationships with their teachers.”
- “They say that their teachers are kind and help them to do their best.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, the help provided is not linked closely enough to what they know and can do.”
- “This can hamper their progress and ability to fully access the curriculum.”
- “However, teachers do not always design reading activities that challenge and deepen pupils’ thinking about texts.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 61% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 51 first-preference applications, 63 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Kent published it, drawn on the map
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Thurnham Church of England Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Roseacre Junior School 0.6 mi Good
- Greenfields Community Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Senacre Wood Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Molehill 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Bearsted 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Park Way Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published