Boughton Monchelsea Primary School
Community primary school in Maidstone (Kent).
KS2 RWM expected
47%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
60%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
53%
▼ 21pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
67%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.6%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.5
▼ 0.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
12.9%
▼ 12pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
96%
202 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Boughton Monchelsea Primary School is a primary school located in Maidstone, Kent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 208 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. The school is led by Mrs Mandy Gibbs.
Enrichment
17 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Band
- Choir
- Computing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Music
- Netball
- Rounders
- Stem
- Swimming
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Power of Reading
and 1 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 118288
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Stribbling-Williams | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bob Gibbs | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jo Gouldsworthy | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Adam Stevens | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Joseph Hill | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sam Reckless | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Mandy Gibbs | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Murray | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Louise Gibbs Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Lyndsey Makey Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record