North Borough Junior School
School Name: North Borough Junior School Address: North Borough Junior School, Peel Street Town/City: Maidstone County: Kent Postcode: ME14 2BP Telephone Number: 01622 754708 Website: www.north-borough.kent.sch.uk/
Phase: Primary (ages 7-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Federation: St Paul's And North Borough Schools Federation
Headteacher: Mrs Dawn Wakefield
Capacity: 360
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 350 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 97% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 34.6%
URN: 118301
DfE Number: 886/2175
UKPRN: 10079035
UPRN: 200003704716
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Maidstone (E07000110)
Constituency: Maidstone and Malling (E14001349)
Electoral Ward: Penenden Heath (E05015609)
Easting & Northing: 576137E, 156985N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 17' 7.44" N 0° 31' 28.32" E
Plus Code: 9F327GPF+5R
DfE Record: View record
- St Paul's Infant School (0.1km)
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- Sandling Primary School (0.9km)
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (1.0km)
- The Maplesden Noakes School (1.1km)
- MEPA ACADEMY (1.2km)
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough (1.2km)
- Brunswick House Primary School (1.3km)
- Invicta Grammar School (1.4km)
- Valley Park School (1.6km)
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