Allington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Maidstone, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.668 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Allington Primary School is a primary school in Maidstone, Kent for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 12 July 2022. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Allington Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.668 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 79 first-choice applications for 60 offers in Reception 2026; 59 offers went to first-choice families and 20 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place.
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.668 miles, the 73rd shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 2.24 miles.
- In 2024/25, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent that have results, it had the highest 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hildenborough Crescent, London Road, Maidstone, ME16 0PG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 466 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 12 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this inclusive and nurturing school.”
- “Staff are united in their ambition for every pupil to achieve their full potential.”
- “This means that pupils enjoy coming to school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 September 2022 (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) | 83% | 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: 79 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Palace Wood Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brunswick House Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- North Borough Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- West Borough Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Paul's Infant School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School 1.5 mi School remains Good