Palace Wood Primary School

General Information

Address: Ash Grove, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 0AB
Phone: 01622750084
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Clare Cairns
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 417
School capacity: 420
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 66
% eligible for free school meals: 15.8%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 8.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 6 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #22 of 32 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#20Loose Primary SchoolGood
#21Madginford Primary SchoolGood
#22Palace Wood Primary SchoolGood
#23Park Way Primary SchoolGood
#24Platts Heath Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Allington Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Jubilee Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Leigh Academy BearstedOutstanding
#4Leigh Academy OaksOutstanding
#5Archbishop Courtenay Primary SchoolGood
#6Boughton Monchelsea Primary SchoolGood
#7Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#8Brunswick House Primary SchoolGood
#9Coxheath Primary SchoolGood
#10East Farleigh Primary SchoolGood
#11Harrietsham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#12Hollingbourne Primary SchoolGood
#13Hunton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#14Kingswood Primary SchoolGood
#15Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#16Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#17Leigh Academy MardenGood
#18Leigh Academy MolehillGood
#19Lenham Primary SchoolGood
#20Loose Primary SchoolGood
#21Madginford Primary SchoolGood
#22Palace Wood Primary SchoolGood
#23Park Way Primary SchoolGood
#24Platts Heath Primary SchoolGood
#25Sandling Primary SchoolGood
#26South Borough Primary SchoolGood
#27St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled SchoolGood
#28Sutton Valence Primary SchoolGood
#29The Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#30Tiger Primary SchoolGood
#31Valley Invicta Primary School At East BoroughGood
#32West Borough Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,292 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #23 of 41 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#21Lenham Primary School£6,482
#22Jubilee Primary School£6,329
#23Palace Wood Primary School£6,292
#24Park Way Primary School£6,178
#25Barming Primary School£6,177

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Kingswood Primary School£13,892
#2Ulcombe Church of England Primary School£10,947
#3Platts Heath Primary School£10,848
#4Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School£9,865
#5Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,758
#6Hollingbourne Primary School£7,804
#7Tiger Primary School£7,586
#8Boughton Monchelsea Primary School£7,483
#9Hunton Church of England Primary School£7,467
#10East Farleigh Primary School£7,089
#11The Holy Family Catholic Primary School£7,029
#12St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School£6,996
#13Senacre Wood Primary School£6,944
#14Brunswick House Primary School£6,819
#15Leigh Academy Oaks£6,727
#16Greenfields Community Primary School£6,644
#17West Borough Primary School£6,624
#18Archbishop Courtenay Primary School£6,595
#19Sutton Valence Primary School£6,581
#20Headcorn Primary School£6,542
#21Lenham Primary School£6,482
#22Jubilee Primary School£6,329
#23Palace Wood Primary School£6,292
#24Park Way Primary School£6,178
#25Barming Primary School£6,177
#26Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School£6,147
#27Leigh Academy Langley Park£6,049
#28Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,047
#29Madginford Primary School£6,043
#30Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough£6,025
#31Leigh Academy Molehill£5,968
#32Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£5,924
#33South Borough Primary School£5,924
#34Leigh Academy Tree Tops£5,903
#35Coxheath Primary School£5,795
#36Loose Primary School£5,760
#37Harrietsham Church of England Primary School£5,752
#38Sandling Primary School£5,500
#39Allington Primary School£5,472
#40Leigh Academy Bearsted£5,405
#41Leigh Academy Marden£5,311

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