Primary
Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Darman Lane, Laddingford, Maidstone, ME18 6BL
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 83 of 101 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
63%
104.0
24th of 43 by our score, among the primary schools in Maidstone we can score - 46 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 105 |
| Average reading score | 104 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 63% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 31% |
| 23/24 | 22% |
| 24/25 | 63% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 100.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 98.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
Darman Lane, Laddingford, Maidstone, ME18 6BL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Kent admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Lucy Clark
- Address
- Darman Lane, Laddingford, Maidstone, ME18 6BL
- Telephone
- 01622871270
Other primary schools nearby
- Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.6/10
- East Peckham Primary School5.1/10
- St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School5.8/10
- Hunton Church of England Primary School6.7/10
- Leigh Academy Paddock Wood7.8/10
- Wateringbury Church of England Primary School6.7/10