Palace Wood Primary School
Community primary school in Maidstone (Kent).
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Nearby schools
nearest first28 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Allington Primary School, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Primary | 466 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| The Maplesden Noakes SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,418 | Good, 2024 |
| St Simon Stock Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,148 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Brunswick House Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 420 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018) |
| Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsFoundation | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,254 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Maidstone and Malling Alternative ProvisionPupil referral unit | 0.8 mi | Alternative provision | 1 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| St Augustine AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 673 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| West Borough Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 456 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Serenity School MaidstoneOther independent special | 0.9 mi | Special | 83 | - |
| Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,100 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019) |
| Bower Grove SchoolFoundation special | 1.1 mi | Special | 246 | Outstanding, 2019Ungraded inspection Nov 2024, no grade given |
| Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.3 mi | Primary | 180 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| St Michael's Church of England Infant School MaidstoneVoluntary controlled | 1.3 mi | Primary | 118 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Sports ConnectSpecial post 16 institution | 1.3 mi | Special | - | - |
| MEPA ACADEMYOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 24 | - |
| Jubilee Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.3 mi | Primary | 386 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| North Borough Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 350 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2014) |
| St Paul's Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 242 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| Barming Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 480 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Archbishop Courtenay Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 329 | Good, 2023 |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.6 mi | Primary | 209 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Aylesford SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 916 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; sixth form provision Good |
| Valley Invicta Primary School at AylesfordAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 398 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Sandling Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 421 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Valley Invicta Primary School at East BoroughAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 445 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| Ditton Infant SchoolFoundation | 1.8 mi | Primary | 110 | Good, 2022 |
| South Borough Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 448 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2018) |
| Invicta Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,670 | Outstanding, 2024 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 65
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