South Borough Primary School

State-Funded School

south-borough-primary-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Maidstone and MallingConstituency

ME15 6TLPostcode

8.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

South Borough Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 448 pupils. South Borough Primary School is part of Swale Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 86%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

67%

Asian

12%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

448

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

35%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 448
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Swale Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 26 April 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 Feb 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.