St Paul's Infant School
Hillary Road, Maidstone, ME14 2BS
242 pupils · 90% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 23.6%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 July 2025, published 11 September 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 85 | 64 | 124 | 75 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 72 | 55 | 131 | 69 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 90 | 71 | 136 | 80 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 86 | 65 | 130 | 77 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 84 | 64 | 126 | 76 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 67 | 59 | 114 | 61 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 66 | 140 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 74 | 137 | 90 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- North Borough Junior School 0.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Sandling Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough 1.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Brunswick House Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Allington Primary School 2.1 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Palace Wood Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.