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Schools in Maidstone

  • 65State-funded schools
  • 49Primary
  • 12Secondary

Admissions are run by Kent for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
3.1
close to Kent median (3.1)
Median school in Maidstone
New Ofsted report cards
10of 65 schools
First choice · secondary · Kent-wide
79%
Kent admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 10 schools of 65 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (8)
  • Post-16 provision (1)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 47 schools · graded 2013 to 2024

  • Outstanding8
  • Good39
  • Requires improvement0
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 8 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education251–
Behaviour and attitudes26––
Personal development26––
Leadership and management26––

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Secondary schools in Maidstone

12 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
School of Science and Technology Maidstone Outstanding2023 6.3 applications per place 49.1 14%
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Selective Outstanding2023 5.3 applications per place 62.7 10%
Valley Park School Graded · no overall grade2025 4.1 applications per place 41.8 23%
The Maplesden Noakes School Good2024 4.0 applications per place 36.0 27%
Oakwood Park Grammar School Selective Remains Good2024 3.8 applications per place 66.1 8%
Cornwallis Academy Remains Good2023 3.2 applications per place 37.2 34%
Maidstone Grammar School Selective Standards maintained2024 3.1 applications per place 67.0 9%
St Simon Stock Catholic School Faith 2026 2.9 applications per place 42.0 18%
Invicta Grammar School Selective Outstanding2024 2.8 applications per place 70.8 8%
The Lenham School Standards maintained2025 2.4 applications per place 37.3 31%
St Augustine Academy Faith 2026 2.0 applications per place 35.4 36%
New Line Learning Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 1.3 applications per place 29.2 51%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Maidstone

49 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Platts Heath Primary School 2026 7.5small intake applications per place 56% 57%
Hunton Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 3.9 applications per place 69% 27%
Leigh Academy Oaks 2026 3.9 applications per place 89% 39%
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 3.7small intake applications per place 7% 17%
Senacre Wood Primary School Standards maintained2024 3.6 applications per place 63% 41%
Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Remains Good2023 3.6 applications per place 47% 13%
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 3.4 applications per place 83% 6%
East Farleigh Primary School 2026 3.3 applications per place 63% 16%
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough 2026 3.3 applications per place 70% 20%
Leigh Academy Bearsted Outstanding2023 3.3 applications per place 75% 11%
Allington Primary School Outstanding2022 3.2 applications per place 83% 9%
Hollingbourne Primary School 2026 3.2small intake applications per place 53% 24%
Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Good2024 3.0 applications per place 90% 6%
Greenfields Community Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.9 applications per place 63% 40%
Leigh Academy Molehill Graded · no overall grade2024 2.9 applications per place 85% 33%
St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Faith Remains Good2022 2.9 applications per place 59% 11%
Lenham Primary School Good2023 2.7 applications per place 47% 30%
Sutton Valence Primary School Remains Good2023 2.7 applications per place 54% 30%
West Borough Primary School Remains Good2022 2.7 applications per place 47% 28%
South Borough Primary School Remains Good2023 2.6 applications per place 77% 26%
Jubilee Primary School 2026 2.6 applications per place 81% 23%
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 2.5 applications per place – 20%
Brunswick House Primary School Remains Good2023 2.5 applications per place 65% 30%
Kingswood Primary School Remains Good2022 2.4small intake applications per place 58% 17%
Palace Wood Primary School Remains Good2022 2.4 applications per place 69% 16%
Sandling Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.4 applications per place 67% 10%
Coxheath Primary School Good2023 2.3 applications per place 56% 22%
Madginford Primary School Remains Good2023 2.3 applications per place 61% 15%
Park Way Primary School Remains Good2024 2.2 applications per place 53% 35%
Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Good2023 2.2small intake applications per place 63% 37%
Leigh Academy Langley Park Improved significantly2025 2.1 applications per place 74% 21%
Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Standards maintained2024 2.1 applications per place 56% 16%
Loose Primary School Good2023 2.1 applications per place 74% 11%
Tiger Primary School Good2023 2.1 applications per place 60% 46%
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Faith Good2023 2.0 applications per place 74% 34%
Ulcombe Church of England Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.0small intake applications per place 15% 65%
Barming Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.0 applications per place 48% 23%
Leigh Academy Tree Tops Improved significantly2024 1.9 applications per place 66% 46%
Thurnham Church of England Infant School Faith Good2023 1.8 applications per place – 5%
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School Faith Good2024 1.7 applications per place 42% 25%
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School Faith Good2023 1.7 applications per place 76% 60%
Leigh Academy Marden Good2023 1.7 applications per place 74% 33%
Headcorn Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.6 applications per place 62% 30%
St Paul's Infant School Standards maintained2025 1.5 applications per place – 24%
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Faith Remains Good2023 no data 69% 28%
North Borough Junior School Remains Good2023 no data 63% 35%
Roseacre Junior School Good2024 no data 73% 4%
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Faith Good2024 no data – –
Staplehurst School Good2022 no data – –

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

4 schools