Schools in ME14 postcode district

Schools in postcode district ME14. Add your full home postcode below for distance filtering and a your neighbourhood comparison with the wider ME14 area.

Covers: Bearsted, Boxley, Penenden Heath, and Weavering

Add your home postcode in the green box below. Until then, distances use the centre of ME14. The list starts at 3 miles โ€” you can change that. Not an official school catchment.

Neighbourhood & area context

Three levels help you compare places: your neighbourhood (your full postcode), postcode district ME14 (schools and local averages on this page), and Maidstone (wider council census and crime โ€” background only, not your street). We only show rows we actually hold.

Add your full home postcode in the green box above to see how your street compares with postcode district ME14 and Maidstone.

District area rating (ME14)Excellent

Postcode district ME14

Schools and figures for this postcode district โ€” the same ME14 bucket as the map and school list (before your distance filter).

Schools in district
12 (8 primary, 3 secondary)
Average attendance
96.2%
Average free school meals
15.3%
Average SEN
22.2%
Average EAL
20.2%
Deprivation around local schools
Less deprived than average for England
Average house price
ยฃ358,161 (+2.1% year on year)
Flood risk
Low
Broadband
Superfast available (95%+ premises, 30+ Mbps)
Green space
Moderate โ€“ local parks and playing fields nearby
Council tax
Typical band Cโ€“D

Wider area: Maidstone

Census and crime for Maidstone (local council within Kent). Useful context for the borough or council โ€” not broken down to your village or street.

Population
175,778
Households
67,554
Aged under 18
21.4%
Aged 16โ€“64 (approx.)
59.5%
Aged 65+
19.1%
Ethnicity
White 90%, Asian 5%, Mixed 2%
Crimes (estimated)
5,642
Crimes per 1,000 (estimated)
32.1

About these figures: School data mostly from 2024โ€“25. Wider-area lines use Census 2021 for Maidstone. Crime figures are rough estimates, not police records for your postcode.

Map of schools in this area

The map shows 12 schools in postcode district ME14. Numbered circles group nearby schools โ€” click to zoom in. Use the list beside the map, a pin, or Show on map on a school card below.

How far from the ME14 centre?

Pick a radius to control which schools appear in the list below. Only schools whose postcode is in ME14 are included โ€” we measure the straight-line distance from ME14 centre. Add your home postcode above to search by distance from your address across nearby districts.

Show schools within:

3 miles is selected by default. Add your home postcode at the top to measure from your address instead of the district centre. Try 1 mile or 1.5 miles for a shorter list, 3 miles for a wider search, or All in district for every ME14 school regardless of distance. Straight-line distance only โ€” not walking, driving, or an official catchment area.

Schools (within 3 miles of ME14 centre)

Sorted by distance from ME14 centre, nearest first. Use the buttons above to change how far out we look, or show the whole of ME14. Each card shows straight-line miles, Ofsted rating and key statistics.

  • Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School

    Provender Way, Grove Green, Maidstone ME14 5TZ

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustST JOHN'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL MAIDSTONE
    Age range4โ€“11
    OfstedNot judged9 Apr 2025
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    0.4 miles from ME14 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    436
    Free school meals
    7.3%
    SEN
    15.4%
    EAL
    11.7%
    Attendance
    96.2%
    Persistent absence
    5.4%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    77% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough

    Vinters Road, Maidstone ME14 5DX

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustVALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST
    Age range4โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“5 Dec 2021School remains Good
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    0.6 miles from ME14 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    441
    Free school meals
    21.3%
    SEN
    15.4%
    SEN provision
    Resourced provision
    EAL
    50.8%
    Attendance
    96.2%
    Persistent absence
    7.8%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    79% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Leigh Academy Bearsted

    Popesfield Way, Weavering, Maidstone ME14 5GA

    TypeFree schools
    TrustLEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
    Age range3โ€“11
    OfstedOutstanding12 Mar 2023
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    0.6 miles from ME14 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    390
    Free school meals
    9.7%
    SEN
    14.9%
    EAL
    27.2%
    Attendance
    97.1%
    Persistent absence
    7.1%
    Admissions
    About average
    Attainment
    -36% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • St Paul's Infant School

    Hillary Road, Maidstone ME14 2BS

    TypeCommunity school
    Age range4โ€“7
    Ofstedโ€“11 Sept 2025Standards maintained
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    1 miles from ME14 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    262
    Free school meals
    22.9%
    SEN
    27.5%
    EAL
    30.2%
    Attendance
    95.9%
    Persistent absence
    9.2%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    โ€“
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  • North Borough Junior School

    North Borough Junior School, Peel Street, Maidstone ME14 2BP

    TypeCommunity school
    Age range7โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“29 Nov 2023School remains Good
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    1 miles from ME14 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    354
    Free school meals
    33.9%
    SEN
    25.1%
    EAL
    39.5%
    Attendance
    95.5%
    Persistent absence
    12.5%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    58% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Sandling Primary School

    Ashburnham Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone ME14 2JG

    TypeCommunity school
    Age range4โ€“11
    OfstedNot judged9 Jun 2025School remains Good
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    1.1 miles from ME14 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    416
    Free school meals
    6.7%
    SEN
    13.7%
    EAL
    11.5%
    Attendance
    96.7%
    Persistent absence
    4.1%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    69% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Roseacre Junior School

    The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone ME14 4BL

    TypeFoundation school
    Age range7โ€“11
    OfstedGood13 May 2024School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
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    1.1 miles from ME14 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    427
    Free school meals
    3.5%
    SEN
    10.3%
    EAL
    11%
    Attendance
    97%
    Persistent absence
    4.1%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    72% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Thurnham Church of England Infant School

    The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone ME14 4BL

    TypeVoluntary controlled school
    Age range5โ€“7
    1.2 miles from ME14 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    270
    Free school meals
    3.7%
    SEN
    5.6%
    EAL
    8.9%
    Attendance
    97.3%
    Persistent absence
    1.6%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    โ€“
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Guide to school and area statistics

A short key for the statistics shown on this page for ME14. We have not listed house prices, broadband, green space or similar extras here unless they appear in the neighbourhood and area context section.

School listings

What you see on each school card

Only fields that appear on at least one school on this page are listed. Hover a stat row when you see a question mark for a one-line reminder.

School type
How the school is run โ€” for example academy, council-maintained, voluntary aided or free school.
Trust
The multi-academy trust or sponsor running the school, where it is an academy.
Age range
Year groups on roll โ€” for example 4โ€“11 for primary, or 11โ€“18 with sixth form.
Ofsted
Latest published inspection grade, inspection date where we have it, and a link to the schoolโ€™s page on the Ofsted reports site.
Straight-line miles
Distance as the crow flies from your home postcode when you have entered one, otherwise from the middle of this district. Not walking or driving time.
Walking, cycling and park-and-stride hints
Rough bands from straight-line miles: about 1 mile or less may suit walking; about 1โ€“2.5 miles we show cycling and park-and-stride; over about 2.5 miles park-and-stride only. Not checked routes or journey times.
Pupils
Number of pupils on roll from published school census data.
Free school meals
Share of pupils eligible for free school meals.
SEN
Share of pupils with SEN support or an Education, Health and Care plan.
SEN provision
Extra on-site support such as a resourced provision or SEN unit.
English as an additional language (EAL)
Share of pupils whose first language is not English, where recorded.
Attendance
Share of possible sessions attended. Higher is better.
Persistent absence
Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
Admissions pressure
Indicative label from recent applications versus places โ€” oversubscribed, about average or often has spaces.
Attainment
Primary: share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (Key Stage 2). Secondary: Progress 8. A dash means nothing was published for that school.
Attainment vs local
Compares each schoolโ€™s headline to others of the same phase on this page โ€” above, below or about average for the district.
Area overview

What you see in the area overview

Matches the two blocks above โ€” postcode district first, then the wider council area.

Area rating (stars)
A simple 1โ€“5 guide from deprivation around schools here โ€” not Ofsted grades. Recorded crime can nudge the score when we have it; estimates do not.
Schools in district
How many schools are in this postcode district, split by primary and secondary.
Average attendance
Mean attendance across schools here with published absence data.
Average free school meals
Mean free school meals eligibility across schools here with published data.
Average SEN
Mean SEN percentage across schools here with published data.
Average EAL
Mean English as an additional language percentage where published.
Deprivation
How deprived neighbourhoods around schools here are compared with England (official deprivation index, shown as bands 1โ€“10 where 1 is most deprived and 10 is least deprived).
Average house price
Typical sold prices for this postcode district where we have them โ€” street-by-street prices vary.
Flood risk
Indicative summary โ€” check Environment Agency maps for a specific address.
Broadband
General picture of speeds and availability โ€” check with providers at your address.
Green space
Brief summary of access to parks or countryside nearby.
Council tax
Typical band for the area โ€” your exact band depends on the property.
Your home neighbourhood
When you enter your full home postcode, we compare deprivation for your small area with the typical area around schools in this district.
Population, households, ethnicity and age
Census figures for the local council area โ€” not your street or this postcode district alone.
Crime figures
Often a rough council-wide estimate, not police records for your postcode. Badges compare to the national average when we have recorded data.
Using this page

Using this page

Tools on this page for narrowing schools and understanding distances.

Distance filter
Controls which schools appear in the list โ€” 1, 1.5, 2 or 3 miles, or every school in this district. Not an admissions catchment.
About these figures
School and Ofsted data from official releases. The area overview splits postcode-district figures from wider council context, with dates at the bottom of that panel.