Foundation school · Kent

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

11–18Ages
1,254Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
118836URN

Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.3per place

2.2 above Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

699 applications for 133 places · 9th of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

62.7of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

25th of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 7 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

5.3applications per place, Year 7

2.2 above Kent median (3.1) 3.0 above England median (2.2)

699 applications · 133 places offered · 132 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 5.3; Kent median median 3.1
2025 5.0; Kent median median 3.0
2024 4.3; Kent median median 3.2
2023 4.7; Kent median median 3.2
2022 4.5; Kent median median 2.9
2021 5.8; Kent median median 3.6
2020 5.2; Kent median median 3.1
2019 5.4; Kent median median 2.9
2018 4.4; Kent median median 3.1
2017 3.9; Kent median median 3.0
2016 4.4; Kent median median 3.3
2015 4.0; Kent median median 3.2
2014 3.8; Kent median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Kent median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	133	699	5.3	132	0.99
Sep 2025	131	648	5.0	142	1.08
Sep 2024	166	719	4.3	175	1.05
Sep 2023	154	724	4.7	175	1.14
Sep 2022	133	599	4.5	139	1.05
Sep 2021	152	887	5.8	211	1.39
Sep 2020	123	636	5.2	131	1.07
Sep 2019	122	658	5.4	136	1.11
Sep 2018	149	650	4.4	168	1.13
Sep 2017	138	538	3.9	136	0.99
Sep 2016	146	640	4.4	159	1.09
Sep 2015	167	659	4.0	174	1.04
Sep 2014	143	548	3.8	166	1.16

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

176 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)62.725th of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths82%28th of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths97%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.57

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	176	62.7	82%	97%	–
2024/25	171	66.4	88%	99%	–
2023/24	183	66.3	86%	98%	+0.57
2022/23	184	63.6	87%	96%	+0.49

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

5.3applications per place 62.7Attainment 8 Selective
The Maplesden Noakes School
0.2 km · Kent

Good2024

4.0applications per place 36.0Attainment 8
St Simon Stock Catholic School
1.3 km · Kent

2026

2.9applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
St Augustine Academy
1.4 km · Kent

2026

2.0applications per place 35.4Attainment 8
Oakwood Park Grammar School
1.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

3.8applications per place 66.1Attainment 8 Selective
Invicta Grammar School
1.8 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 70.8Attainment 8 Selective
Valley Park School
2.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.1applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
Maidstone Grammar School
2.1 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.1applications per place 67.0Attainment 8 Selective
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
2.4 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

6.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 8

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.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 118836 · 886/4523
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,240 pupils · 1,254 on roll
Free school meals: 9.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SF
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources